Scandia, MN 55073 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Scandia, MN, ZIP 55073
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/03, about 248 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 154 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Scandia 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
Zone 4b around Scandia has about 5 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Scandia compares
About 154 days separate Scandia's last and first frost, putting it 34,280 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 390 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and Scandia's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Scandia's dates instead of trusting one.