Taylors Falls, MN 55084 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Taylors Falls, MN, ZIP 55084
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/04, roughly 249 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 156 frost-free days later.
Zone 4a (-30 to -25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Taylors Falls, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 4a around Taylors Falls has about 6 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.
Why 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 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. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Taylors Falls compares
Taylors Falls's growing season runs about 156 days, ranking 33,722 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MN, it ranks 321 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Taylors Falls's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Taylors Falls can differ from the 55084 normal.