Silver Lake, OR frost dates
Last spring frostAny monthno frost-free season
Freezing nights208 / yrat or below 32°F
Hardiness zone6aZone 6a
Gardening where frost is possible all year
The weather station nearest Silver Lake, 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 Silver Lake compares
- Nearby Bend, OR, 106 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 Silver Lake Rs, OR weather station, 5 km away (elevation 4,386 ft (1,337 m)).
Frost dates near Silver Lake
- Fort Rock frost any month
- Summer Lake Jun 8 · Sep 15
- Christmas Valley frost any month
- Paisley Jun 6 · Sep 14
- Chemult frost any month
- Crescent frost any month
- Gilchrist Jun 7 · Sep 18
- La Pine Jun 7 · Sep 18
- Beatty May 31 · Sep 21
- Bly May 31 · Sep 21
Frequently asked questions
When is the last frost in Silver Lake, OR?
Silver Lake, OR can freeze in any month, so there is no reliable last frost date. The nearest NOAA station averages 208 nights a year at or below 32°F.
What can I grow in Silver Lake, 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.