Savage, MN 55378 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Savage, MN, ZIP 55378
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 176 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Savage 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 Savage has about 7 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 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 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 Savage compares
About 176 days separate Savage's last and first frost, putting it 26,379 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 41 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Savage's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Savage can differ from the 55378 normal.