Crary, ND 58327 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Crary, ND?
Around 05/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 251 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 152 frost-free days later.
Crary 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 5 weeks of growing season left in Crary before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Crary's last frost
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Crary compares
Crary's growing season runs about 152 days, ranking 34,916 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ND, it ranks 32 of 405.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Crary's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Crary can differ from the 58327 normal.