Braddock, ND 58560 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Braddock, ND?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/15, about 260 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/25, about 133 frost-free days later.
Braddock sits in USDA Zone 4a (-30 to -25°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
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.
The actual range around Braddock's last frost
05/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Braddock compares
Braddock's growing season runs about 133 days, ranking 38,157 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ND, it ranks 298 of 405.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Braddock can differ from the 58560 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4a and Braddock's frost date answer different questions.