Lakeville, MN 55044 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lakeville, MN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/27, roughly 242 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 166 frost-free days later.
Lakeville sits in USDA Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Lakeville 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
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lakeville compares
About 166 days separate Lakeville's last and first frost, putting it 30,277 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 96 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Lakeville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Lakeville can differ from the 55044 normal.