McVille, ND 58254 Frost Dates
When can you plant in McVille, ND?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/11, roughly 256 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/28, about 138 frost-free days later.
McVille 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 McVille before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around McVille's last frost
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McVille compares
At roughly 138 frost-free days, McVille places 37,451 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ND, it ranks 190 of 405.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4a and McVille's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around McVille's dates instead of trusting one.