Cowdrey, CO frost dates
Last spring frostAny monthno frost-free season
Freezing nights258 / yrat or below 32°F
Hardiness zone4bZone 4b
Gardening where frost is possible all year
The weather station nearest Cowdrey, CO records freezing temperatures in every month often enough that NOAA cannot define a frost-free season. Gardening is still possible — it just means planning for frost at any time:
- Grow fast, cold-tolerant crops: Radishes, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Peas, Potatoes, Swiss Chard, Garlic.
- Plant once the soil can be worked — usually late spring to early summer at high elevation — and keep row covers ready for clear, still nights.
- Use season extension: cold frames, low tunnels, wall-of-water cloches or a greenhouse turn a few frost-free weeks into a real season.
- Frost-tender crops (tomatoes, squash, beans) need protection all season; choose the earliest varieties you can find.
How Cowdrey compares
- Nearby Fort Collins, CO, 110 km away, has a regular frost season (last frost May 2), a reminder of how much elevation and distance from the coast matter.
About these dates
Based on 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for the Walden, CO weather station, 13 km away (elevation 8,058 ft (2,456 m)).
Frost dates near Cowdrey
- Walden frost any month
- Coalmont frost any month
- Rand frost any month
- Red Feather Lakes Jun 5 · Sep 16
- Clark Jun 9 · Sep 12
- Steamboat Springs Jun 9 · Sep 12
- Estes Park frost any month
- Livermore May 31 · Sep 19
- Grand Lake frost any month
- Oak Creek Jun 14 · Sep 11
Frequently asked questions
When is the last frost in Cowdrey, CO?
Cowdrey, CO can freeze in any month, so there is no reliable last frost date. The nearest NOAA station averages 258 nights a year at or below 32°F.
What can I grow in Cowdrey, CO?
Fast, cold-tolerant crops such as radishes, lettuce, spinach, kale, peas and potatoes, ideally under row covers, cold frames or a greenhouse. Frost-tender crops like tomatoes need protection all season.