Kerrick, MN 55756 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kerrick, MN, ZIP 55756
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/18, roughly 263 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 129 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kerrick in Zone 4a (-30 to -25°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 4a around Kerrick has about 4 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 05/18 isn't a guarantee
05/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kerrick compares
About 129 days separate Kerrick's last and first frost, putting it 38,518 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 872 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4a and Kerrick's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Kerrick's dates instead of trusting one.