Beardsley, MN 56211 Frost Dates
Beardsley, MN: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/09, about 254 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 09/28, roughly 141 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beardsley in Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 4 weeks until Beardsley's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 05/09 isn't a guarantee
05/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/28 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/22 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Beardsley against the rest of the dataset
Beardsley's growing season runs about 141 days, ranking 36,997 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MN, it ranks 730 of 943.
Learn more
Before leaning on 56211's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Beardsley can differ from the 56211 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and Beardsley's frost date answer different questions.