Meadowlands, MN 55765 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Meadowlands, MN?
Around 05/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 274 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/18, about 111 frost-free days later.
Meadowlands sits in USDA Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 3 weeks of growing season left in Meadowlands before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Meadowlands compares
About 111 days separate Meadowlands's last and first frost, putting it 39,484 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 910 of 943.
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