Drake, ND 58736 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Drake, ND, ZIP 58736
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Drake in Zone 4a (-30 to -25°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 4a around Drake 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 Drake's last frost
05/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/02 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 Drake compares
Drake's growing season runs about 137 days, ranking 37,584 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ND, it ranks 214 of 405.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4a and Drake's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Drake's dates instead of trusting one.