Sawyer, ND 58781 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sawyer, ND?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/22, about 267 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/22, about 123 frost-free days later.
Zone 4a (-30 to -25°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Sawyer, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Sawyer before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sawyer compares
About 123 days separate Sawyer's last and first frost, putting it 38,921 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ND, it ranks 376 of 405.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Sawyer's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Sawyer can differ from the 58781 normal.