Dumont, MN 56236 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dumont, MN?
Around 05/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 246 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 160 frost-free days later.
Dumont 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Dumont before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dumont compares
About 160 days separate Dumont's last and first frost, putting it 32,557 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 234 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4b and Dumont's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Dumont's dates instead of trusting one.