Babbitt, MN 55607 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Babbitt, MN, ZIP 55607
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/31, about 276 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/15, about 104 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Babbitt in Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 3b around Babbitt has about 3 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Babbitt compares
Babbitt's growing season runs about 104 days, ranking 39,611 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MN, it ranks 920 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Babbitt's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Babbitt can differ from the 55607 normal.