Wing, ND 58572 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wing, ND?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/15, roughly 260 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/25, about 133 frost-free days later.
Wing 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 Wing 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
05/15 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 Wing compares
About 133 days separate Wing's last and first frost, putting it 38,147 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ND, it ranks 291 of 405.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4a and Wing's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Wing's dates instead of trusting one.