Crescent, OR frost dates
Last spring frostAny monthno frost-free season
Freezing nights211 / yrat or below 32°F
Hardiness zone6bZone 6b
Gardening where frost is possible all year
The weather station nearest Crescent, OR 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 Crescent compares
- Nearby Bend, OR, 76 km away, has a regular frost season (last frost Jun 6), a reminder of how much elevation and distance from the coast matter.
About these dates
Based on 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals for the Odell Lake-East, OR weather station, 24 km away (elevation 4,800 ft (1,463 m)).
Frost dates near Crescent
- Gilchrist Jun 7 · Sep 18
- La Pine Jun 7 · Sep 18
- Chemult frost any month
- Bend (Deschutes) frost any month
- Fort Rock frost any month
- Silver Lake frost any month
- Crater Lake frost any month
- Oakridge Apr 24 · Oct 24
- Westfir Apr 24 · Oct 24
- Bend Jun 6 · Sep 20
Frequently asked questions
When is the last frost in Crescent, OR?
Crescent, OR can freeze in any month, so there is no reliable last frost date. The nearest NOAA station averages 211 nights a year at or below 32°F.
What can I grow in Crescent, OR?
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.