When is the last frost in Coalmont, CO?

Frost is possible in any month at the nearest NOAA station (Spicer, CO), so there is no reliable average last frost date.

When is the first frost in Coalmont, CO?

Frost is possible in any month at the nearest NOAA station.

Are these frost dates a forecast?

No. They are 30-year averages and probabilities from NOAA weather station records. Use them to plan, then watch your local forecast before planting tender crops or leaving them uncovered.

Frost dates for 80430Coalmont, CO

Frost is possible in any month near Coalmont, based on NOAA 1991-2020 records for the Spicer, CO station.

Frost is possible in any month. Even summer nights can drop to freezing at this station, so protect tender plants whenever cold nights are forecast.

Frost risk by date

NOAA reports frost dates as probabilities. The middle date is the average (a 50% chance). For spring, the 10% date is a safer planting date: frost after it happens in about 1 year in 10. Light frost (36°F) can damage tender plants; a hard freeze (28°F) kills most annuals.

Spring dates: chance of a frost AFTER the date. Fall dates: chance of a frost BEFORE the date.
Temperature	Last spring: 90% / 50% / 10% chance	First fall: 10% / 50% / 90% chance	Growing season (50%)	Years with at least one
Light frost (36°F)	—	—	28 days	100%
Frost / freeze (32°F)	—	—	53 days	100%
Hard freeze (28°F)	—	—	83 days	100%

Where these dates come from

ZIP code 80430 is matched to the NOAA station Spicer, CO, 10.2 km away, at 8,385 ft elevation (267 ft lower than the ZIP code's center). Nearby stations for comparison:

Station	Elevation	Avg last frost	Avg first frost
Spicer, CO (used)	8,385 ft	—	—
Steamboat Springs, CO	6,866 ft	Jun 9	Sep 12
Walden, CO	8,056 ft	—	—
Gould 4Se Sfsp, CO	9,000 ft	—	—

Frost dates near Coalmont

Steamboat Springs, CO 80477 · last Jun 9, first Sep 12
Walden, CO 80480 · last —, first —
Rand, CO 80473 · last —, first —
Clark, CO 80428 · last Jun 9, first Sep 12
Cowdrey, CO 80434 · last —, first —
Oak Creek, CO 80467 · last Jun 14, first Sep 11
Phippsburg, CO 80469 · last Jun 14, first Sep 11
Kremmling, CO 80459 · last Jun 14, first Sep 5

Frequently asked questions

When is the last frost in Coalmont, CO?: Frost is possible in any month at the nearest NOAA station (Spicer, CO), so there is no reliable average last frost date.
When is the first frost in Coalmont, CO?: Frost is possible in any month at the nearest NOAA station.
Are these frost dates a forecast?: No. They are 30-year averages and probabilities from NOAA weather station records. Use them to plan, then watch your local forecast before planting tender crops or leaving them uncovered.