Avoca, MN 56114 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Avoca, MN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/29, about 145 frost-free days later.
Avoca sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 5 weeks of growing season left in Avoca before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Avoca compares
At roughly 145 frost-free days, Avoca places 36,307 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MN, it ranks 641 of 943.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Avoca can differ from the 56114 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Avoca's frost date answer different questions.