Braddock, ND 58524 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Braddock, ND?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/13, roughly 258 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/28, about 136 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 Braddock, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Braddock 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
05/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Braddock compares
At roughly 136 frost-free days, Braddock places 37,824 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ND, it ranks 256 of 405.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Braddock can differ from the 58524 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4a and Braddock's frost date answer different questions.