Orr, MN 55772 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Orr, MN?
Around 06/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 278 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/15, about 102 frost-free days later.
Orr 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 Orr 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
06/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Orr compares
At roughly 102 frost-free days, Orr places 39,673 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MN, it ranks 924 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 3b and Orr's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Orr's dates instead of trusting one.