Reeder, ND 57650 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Reeder, ND, ZIP 57650
Around 05/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 275 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/11, about 103 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Reeder in Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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 4b around Reeder has about 2 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.
The actual range around Reeder's last frost
05/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Reeder compares
About 103 days separate Reeder's last and first frost, putting it 39,633 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ND, it ranks 405 of 405.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Reeder can differ from the 57650 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and Reeder's frost date answer different questions.