Farwell, MN 56327 Frost Dates
Farwell, MN: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/11, about 256 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 09/27, roughly 139 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Farwell 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 Farwell's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/11 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 05/27 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Farwell against the rest of the dataset
Farwell's growing season runs about 139 days, ranking 37,320 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MN, it ranks 765 of 943.
Learn more
Before leaning on 56327's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Farwell can differ from the 56327 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and Farwell's frost date answer different questions.