Nevis, MN 56467 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nevis, MN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/04, roughly 249 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 155 frost-free days later.
Nevis sits in USDA Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 Nevis before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 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. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Nevis compares
At roughly 155 frost-free days, Nevis places 34,111 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MN, it ranks 365 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 3b and Nevis's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Nevis's dates instead of trusting one.