Evansville, MN 56326 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Evansville, MN?
Around 05/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 247 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 159 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Evansville in Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Evansville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/02 isn't a guarantee
05/02 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. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Evansville compares
At roughly 159 frost-free days, Evansville places 32,723 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MN, it ranks 266 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4b and Evansville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Evansville's dates instead of trusting one.