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Frost dates · Alaska

Alaska frost dates,
county by county.

Last spring frost and first fall frost probability data for all 30 counties in Alaska, computed from the NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Every county page surfaces the full probability table at three temperature thresholds plus crop-specific planting guidance.

Variation across Alaska

87 days separate the earliest and latest counties.

The median last spring frost in Ketchikan Gateway Borough is March 13 87 days earlier than North Slope Borough at June 8. Statewide averages aren't useful planting tools; pick your county below for the data that actually applies to your fields.

By geography

Alaska counties on the map.

Each dot is a county. Click for full frost-date detail. Color shows last-spring-frost timing — sage = earliest, amber = latest.

Wrangell City and Borough · Spring Mar 24 · Fall Nov 18 · 239-day seasonKusilvak Census Area · Spring May 11 · Fall Oct 1 · 143-day seasonBristol Bay Borough · Spring May 8 · Fall Sep 27 · 142-day seasonHoonah-Angoon Census Area · Spring Apr 20 · Fall Oct 28 · 191-day seasonPetersburg Borough · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Nov 1 · 204-day seasonNorthwest Arctic Borough · Spring May 27 · Fall Oct 3 · 129-day seasonHaines Borough · Spring Apr 7 · Fall Oct 29 · 205-day seasonAleutians East Borough · Spring May 8 · Fall Oct 21 · 166-day seasonKodiak Island Borough · Spring Apr 18 · Fall Oct 17 · 182-day seasonLake and Peninsula Borough · Spring May 23 · Fall Sep 24 · 124-day season02261Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area · Spring May 16 · Fall Sep 8 · 115-day seasonSoutheast Fairbanks Census Area · Spring May 28 · Fall Aug 28 · 92-day seasonPrince of Wales-Hyder Census Area · Spring Apr 9 · Fall Nov 5 · 210-day seasonSitka City and Borough · Spring Apr 7 · Fall Nov 10 · 217-day seasonNorth Slope Borough · Spring Jun 8 · Fall Sep 4 · 88-day seasonBethel Census Area · Spring May 11 · Fall Oct 1 · 143-day seasonFairbanks North Star Borough · Spring May 10 · Fall Sep 14 · 127-day seasonDillingham Census Area · Spring May 8 · Fall Sep 27 · 142-day seasonKetchikan Gateway Borough · Spring Mar 13 · Fall Nov 26 · 258-day seasonYakutat City and Borough · Spring Apr 28 · Fall Oct 12 · 167-day seasonJuneau City and Borough · Spring Apr 11 · Fall Oct 31 · 203-day seasonDenali Borough · Spring May 13 · Fall Sep 19 · 129-day seasonMatanuska-Susitna Borough · Spring May 5 · Fall Sep 28 · 146-day seasonAnchorage Municipality · Spring May 1 · Fall Oct 1 · 153-day seasonAleutians West Census Area · Spring May 9 · Fall Oct 24 · 168-day seasonKenai Peninsula Borough · Spring Apr 23 · Fall Oct 19 · 179-day seasonNome Census Area · Spring May 23 · Fall Sep 19 · 119-day seasonSkagway Municipality · Spring Apr 5 · Fall Nov 2 · 211-day season
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29 counties · click any county for full frost data