Webster, SD 57274 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Webster, SD?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 164 frost-free days later.
Webster sits in USDA Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Webster before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Webster compares
At roughly 164 frost-free days, Webster places 31,009 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within SD, it ranks 11 of 378.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Webster's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Webster can differ from the 57274 normal.