Surrey, ND 58768 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Surrey, ND, ZIP 58768
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/09, about 254 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 145 frost-free days later.
Surrey 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 Surrey has about 5 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.
Why 05/09 isn't a guarantee
05/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Surrey compares
Surrey's growing season runs about 145 days, ranking 36,226 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ND, it ranks 53 of 405.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Surrey can differ from the 58768 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4a and Surrey's frost date answer different questions.