Little Canada, MN 55170 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Little Canada, MN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 177 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Little Canada in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Little Canada before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Little Canada's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 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 Little Canada compares
About 177 days separate Little Canada's last and first frost, putting it 26,063 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 22 of 943.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Little Canada can differ from the 55170 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Little Canada's frost date answer different questions.