New Town, ND 58763 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Town, ND, ZIP 58763
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/17, about 262 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/23, about 127 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Town 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 New Town 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 New Town's last frost
05/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Town compares
New Town's growing season runs about 127 days, ranking 38,620 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ND, it ranks 337 of 405.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in New Town can differ from the 58763 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4a and New Town's frost date answer different questions.