Chandler, MN 56122 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Chandler, MN, ZIP 56122
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/29, about 145 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chandler 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
Zone 5a around Chandler 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 Chandler's last frost
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 Chandler compares
At roughly 145 frost-free days, Chandler places 36,276 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MN, it ranks 635 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Chandler's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Chandler can differ from the 56122 normal.