Winger, MN 56592 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Winger, MN?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/15, about 260 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 132 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Winger in Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 4 weeks of growing season left in Winger before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/15 isn't a guarantee
05/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Winger compares
About 132 days separate Winger's last and first frost, putting it 38,231 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 830 of 943.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 3b and Winger's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Winger's dates instead of trusting one.