Litchville, ND 58461 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Litchville, ND?
Around 05/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 255 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/28, about 140 frost-free days later.
Zone 4a (-30 to -25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Litchville, not a forecast for this year.
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
About 140 days separate Litchville's last and first frost, putting it 37,185 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ND, it ranks 128 of 405.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Litchville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Litchville can differ from the 58461 normal.