Eden Prairie, MN 55347 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Eden Prairie, MN, ZIP 55347
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Eden Prairie 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
Zone 5a around Eden Prairie 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 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eden Prairie compares
About 160 days separate Eden Prairie's last and first frost, putting it 32,199 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 215 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Eden Prairie's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Eden Prairie's dates instead of trusting one.