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Zeeland, ND 58581 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Zeeland, ND, ZIP 58581

Zone 4a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/12, roughly 257 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/27, about 137 frost-free days later.

Zeeland 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

Zone 4a around Zeeland has about 4 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.

The actual range around Zeeland's last frost

05/12 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. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Zeeland compares

Zeeland's growing season runs about 137 days, ranking 37,604 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ND, it ranks 218 of 405.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4a and Zeeland's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Zeeland's dates instead of trusting one.