Randall, MN 56475 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Randall, MN?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/04, roughly 249 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 151 frost-free days later.
Zone 4a (-30 to -25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Randall, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Randall 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
05/04 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. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Randall compares
About 151 days separate Randall's last and first frost, putting it 35,121 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 497 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Randall's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Randall can differ from the 56475 normal.