Madison Lake, MN 56063 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Madison Lake, MN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 161 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Madison Lake, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Madison Lake 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 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Madison Lake compares
About 161 days separate Madison Lake's last and first frost, putting it 32,092 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 204 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Madison Lake's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Madison Lake can differ from the 56063 normal.