Ghent, MN 56239 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ghent, MN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/05, roughly 250 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 150 frost-free days later.
Ghent 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 Ghent 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
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ghent compares
Ghent's growing season runs about 150 days, ranking 35,387 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MN, it ranks 532 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ghent's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ghent can differ from the 56239 normal.