Tabor, SD 57063 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tabor, SD, ZIP 57063
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 158 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tabor in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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
Zone 5a around Tabor has about 6 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tabor compares
About 158 days separate Tabor's last and first frost, putting it 33,118 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within SD, it ranks 53 of 378.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tabor can differ from the 57063 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Tabor's frost date answer different questions.