Elgin, MN 55932 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elgin, MN, ZIP 55932
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/02, about 148 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elgin in Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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 4b around Elgin has about 5 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.
The actual range around Elgin's last frost
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elgin compares
Elgin's growing season runs about 148 days, ranking 35,749 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MN, it ranks 586 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and Elgin's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Elgin's dates instead of trusting one.