Tenstrike, MN 56683 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tenstrike, MN?
Around 05/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 269 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/17, about 115 frost-free days later.
Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 Tenstrike, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 3 weeks of growing season left in Tenstrike 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
05/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tenstrike compares
About 115 days separate Tenstrike's last and first frost, putting it 39,340 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 901 of 943.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tenstrike's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tenstrike can differ from the 56683 normal.