Antler, ND 58711 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Antler, ND?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/14, roughly 259 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/25, about 133 frost-free days later.
Antler sits in USDA Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 Antler before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/14 isn't a guarantee
05/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/03 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 Antler compares
At roughly 133 frost-free days, Antler places 38,156 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ND, it ranks 297 of 405.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Antler's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Antler can differ from the 58711 normal.