Golden Valley, ND 58541 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Golden Valley, ND?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/21, about 266 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/20, about 121 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 Golden Valley, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 3 weeks of growing season left in Golden Valley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Golden Valley's last frost
05/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/07 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 Golden Valley compares
About 121 days separate Golden Valley's last and first frost, putting it 39,054 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ND, it ranks 386 of 405.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Golden Valley's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Golden Valley can differ from the 58541 normal.