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Warren, MN 56762 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Warren, MN?

Zone 4a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/05, about 250 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/02, about 147 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Warren in Zone 4a (-30 to -25°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 5 weeks of growing season left in Warren 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

05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 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 Warren compares

About 147 days separate Warren's last and first frost, putting it 35,925 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MN, it ranks 608 of 943.

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