Beaver Creek, MN 56116 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Beaver Creek, MN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/04, about 155 frost-free days later.
Beaver Creek 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 Beaver Creek before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 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. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Beaver Creek compares
About 155 days separate Beaver Creek's last and first frost, putting it 34,133 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 374 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Beaver Creek's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Beaver Creek can differ from the 56116 normal.