Red Wing, MN 54014 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Red Wing, MN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 173 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Red Wing in Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Red Wing before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Red Wing compares
About 173 days separate Red Wing's last and first frost, putting it 27,805 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 72 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Red Wing's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Red Wing can differ from the 54014 normal.