Plymouth, MN 55577 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Plymouth, MN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 163 frost-free days later.
Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Plymouth, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Plymouth before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 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. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Plymouth compares
At roughly 163 frost-free days, Plymouth places 31,301 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MN, it ranks 146 of 943.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Plymouth can differ from the 55577 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4b and Plymouth's frost date answer different questions.