Lyle, MN 55953 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lyle, MN?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 158 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lyle in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Lyle 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
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lyle compares
At roughly 158 frost-free days, Lyle places 33,105 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MN, it ranks 289 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Lyle's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Lyle can differ from the 55953 normal.