Kenneth, MN 56153 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kenneth, MN, ZIP 56153
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.
Kenneth sits in USDA Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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
Zone 4b around Kenneth 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 Kenneth'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 Kenneth compares
Kenneth's growing season runs about 145 days, ranking 36,315 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MN, it ranks 643 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Kenneth's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Kenneth can differ from the 56153 normal.