Edina, MN 55424 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Edina, MN, ZIP 55424
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 176 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Edina 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 Edina 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 Edina compares
About 176 days separate Edina's last and first frost, putting it 26,357 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 33 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Edina's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Edina's dates instead of trusting one.