Spring Park, MN 55384 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Spring Park, MN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 160 frost-free days later.
Spring Park sits in USDA Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Spring Park before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Spring Park compares
About 160 days separate Spring Park's last and first frost, putting it 32,399 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 224 of 943.
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