Kramer, ND 58748 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Kramer, ND, ZIP 58748
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 132 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kramer in Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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 3b around Kramer 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/03 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 Kramer compares
About 132 days separate Kramer's last and first frost, putting it 38,245 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ND, it ranks 304 of 405.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Kramer's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Kramer can differ from the 58748 normal.