Tioga, ND 58852 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tioga, ND?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/11, about 256 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 136 frost-free days later.
Tioga sits in USDA Zone 3b (-35 to -30°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
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Tioga before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/11 isn't a guarantee
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tioga compares
About 136 days separate Tioga's last and first frost, putting it 37,700 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ND, it ranks 224 of 405.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tioga's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tioga can differ from the 58852 normal.