Wolford, ND 58385 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wolford, ND, ZIP 58385
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/22, about 267 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/20, about 120 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wolford in Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 3b around Wolford has about 3 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wolford compares
At roughly 120 frost-free days, Wolford places 39,121 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ND, it ranks 393 of 405.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wolford can differ from the 58385 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 3b and Wolford's frost date answer different questions.