Center, ND 58530 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Center, ND?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/11, about 256 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/29, 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 Center, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Center 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
05/11 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. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Center compares
At roughly 140 frost-free days, Center places 37,123 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ND, it ranks 125 of 405.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Center's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Center can differ from the 58530 normal.