Litchville, ND 58065 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Litchville, ND?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/10, about 255 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/28, about 140 frost-free days later.
Litchville sits in USDA Zone 4a (-30 to -25°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 4 weeks of growing season left in Litchville 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
05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 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 Litchville compares
Litchville's growing season runs about 140 days, ranking 37,184 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ND, it ranks 127 of 405.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Litchville can differ from the 58065 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4a and Litchville's frost date answer different questions.