When to plant in Breezy Point, MN

Planting dates worked out from Breezy Point's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

May 20

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 6

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 3

1 year in 10 by Sep 22

Frost-free days

146

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Pine Rvr Dam · 12.2 km away · station 381 m, town 375 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 25 – Apr 8	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 14
Sweet pepper	Mar 11 – Mar 25	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 19
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 17 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 5	May 31
Peas	—	Apr 21 – May 19	Jun 15
Bush beans	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 2
Carrot	—	Apr 28 – Jun 9	Jun 27
Beet	—	Apr 28 – Jun 9	Jun 17
Potato	—	Apr 28 – May 19	Jul 7
Kale	Mar 17 – Mar 31	Apr 28 – May 12	Jun 10
Broccoli	Mar 10 – Mar 24	Apr 21 – May 12	Jun 20
Cucumber	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 9
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 4
Winter squash	Apr 22 – Apr 29	May 20 – Jun 3	Aug 8
Sweet corn	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 12
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 21 – May 12	Jul 20
Garlic	—	Sep 19 – Oct 17 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 21 – May 19	May 29
Basil	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 16

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Breezy Point's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1897	Jun 5
1898	May 4
1899	May 14
1900	May 19
1901	May 25
1902	May 10
1903	Jun 11
1904	May 16
1905	May 29
1906	May 28
1907	May 27
1908	May 6
1909	May 11
1910	May 25
1911	May 13
1912	May 14
1913	May 26
1914	May 15
1915	Jun 9
1916	May 12
1917	Jun 2
1918	May 23
1919	May 20
1920	May 15
1921	May 16
1922	Apr 28
1923	May 17
1924	Jun 3
1925	Jun 30
1926	May 22
1927	Jun 5
1928	Jun 4
1929	Jun 3
1930	May 19
1931	May 31
1932	May 27
1933	May 10
1934	May 26
1935	Jun 8
1936	Jun 18
1937	Jun 9
1938	May 24
1939	May 15
1940	May 17
1941	May 17
1942	May 22
1943	May 20
1944	May 9
1945	Jun 18
1946	Jun 4
1947	May 28
1948	May 30
1949	May 28
1950	May 20
1951	Jun 4
1952	May 19
1953	May 17
1954	May 26
1955	May 17
1956	Jun 1
1957	May 16
1958	Jun 14
1959	May 22
1960	May 12
1961	May 26
1962	Jun 2
1963	May 23
1964	Jun 4
1965	May 29
1966	May 11
1967	May 20
1968	May 23
1969	Jun 13
1970	May 17
1971	May 27
1972	May 9
1973	May 17
1974	May 15
1975	May 16
1976	May 18
1977	May 2
1978	May 10
1979	May 21
1980	May 16
1981	May 19
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 26
1984	May 27
1985	May 21
1986	May 3
1988	May 17
1989	May 27
1990	Jun 4
1991	May 3
1992	May 5
1993	May 3
1995	May 6
1996	May 12
1997	May 21
1998	Apr 28
2000	May 19
2001	Apr 25
2002	May 21
2003	May 2
2004	May 26
2005	May 12
2006	Apr 25
2007	Apr 24
2008	May 11
2009	Apr 28
2010	May 9
2011	May 5
2012	Apr 22
2013	May 12
2015	Apr 27
2016	May 15
2017	May 2
2018	Apr 30
2019	May 10
2020	May 12
2021	May 29
2022	Apr 28
2023	May 4
2024	Apr 21
2025	Apr 21
2026	May 11

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1898	128
1899	134
1900	141
1901	116
1902	125
1903	104
1904	118
1905	128
1906	121
1907	120
1908	123
1909	115
1910	133
1911	107
1912	134
1913	118
1914	132
1915	117
1916	126
1917	99
1918	103
1919	139
1920	142
1921	140
1922	135
1924	97
1925	22
1926	112
1927	109
1928	112
1929	105
1930	109
1931	115
1932	119
1933	133
1934	85
1935	84
1936	90
1937	101
1938	118
1939	131
1940	117
1942	120
1943	113
1944	120
1945	94
1947	116
1948	124
1949	109
1950	126
1951	116
1952	126
1953	118
1954	118
1955	117
1956	98
1957	126
1958	105
1959	116
1960	139
1961	119
1962	109
1963	112
1964	102
1965	118
1966	136
1967	126
1968	128
1969	102
1970	133
1971	113
1972	135
1973	125
1974	108
1975	114
1976	120
1977	113
1978	134
1979	138
1980	129
1981	131
1982	148
1983	119
1984	121
1985	122
1986	135
1988	138
1989	108
1990	124
1991	139
1992	146
1993	134
1995	138
1996	143
1997	141
1998	156
2000	127
2001	151
2002	134
2003	151
2004	130
2005	147
2006	167
2007	143
2008	144
2009	154
2010	146
2011	167
2012	156
2013	160
2015	171
2016	146
2017	160
2018	151
2019	154
2020	142
2021	144
2022	152
2023	177
2024	176
2025	185

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1898	14.4 °C
1899	13.8 °C
1900	16.2 °C
1901	15.2 °C
1902	14.1 °C
1903	13.9 °C
1904	13.6 °C
1905	13.1 °C
1906	15.2 °C
1907	12.4 °C
1908	14.3 °C
1909	14.4 °C
1910	15.8 °C
1911	15.1 °C
1912	14.0 °C
1913	15.1 °C
1914	15.4 °C
1915	14.6 °C
1916	14.8 °C
1917	13.2 °C
1918	14.0 °C
1919	15.1 °C
1920	14.2 °C
1921	16.4 °C
1922	15.6 °C
1924	12.2 °C
1925	12.7 °C
1926	13.9 °C
1927	13.1 °C
1928	13.1 °C
1929	13.8 °C
1930	15.3 °C
1931	15.7 °C
1932	15.2 °C
1933	15.5 °C
1934	13.8 °C
1935	13.1 °C
1936	14.1 °C
1937	14.8 °C
1938	14.8 °C
1939	15.2 °C
1940	14.2 °C
1941	16.1 °C
1942	14.3 °C
1944	14.0 °C
1945	12.8 °C
1946	14.1 °C
1947	14.0 °C
1948	15.0 °C
1950	12.6 °C
1951	13.6 °C
1952	15.4 °C
1953	14.4 °C
1954	13.7 °C
1955	16.4 °C
1956	13.8 °C
1957	14.5 °C
1958	14.4 °C
1959	15.6 °C
1960	15.0 °C
1961	14.6 °C
1962	14.3 °C
1963	15.7 °C
1964	15.3 °C
1965	14.0 °C
1966	14.5 °C
1967	13.9 °C
1968	14.9 °C
1969	15.1 °C
1970	15.3 °C
1971	14.6 °C
1972	14.3 °C
1973	14.7 °C
1974	14.6 °C
1975	14.3 °C
1976	16.5 °C
1977	16.1 °C
1978	15.4 °C
1979	13.8 °C
1980	15.8 °C
1981	15.5 °C
1982	15.7 °C
1983	16.5 °C
1984	15.9 °C
1985	15.4 °C
1986	15.9 °C
1987	17.5 °C
1988	17.4 °C
1989	15.6 °C
1990	15.4 °C
1991	16.3 °C
1992	13.5 °C
1993	13.7 °C
1994	15.2 °C
1995	14.9 °C
1996	14.2 °C
1997	14.2 °C
1998	16.4 °C
2000	14.8 °C
2001	15.5 °C
2002	14.9 °C
2003	15.6 °C
2004	14.2 °C
2005	16.2 °C
2006	16.7 °C
2007	16.2 °C
2008	14.5 °C
2010	16.1 °C
2011	15.3 °C
2012	16.4 °C
2013	14.7 °C
2015	16.2 °C
2016	15.9 °C
2017	15.4 °C
2018	15.6 °C
2019	15.0 °C
2020	15.5 °C
2021	17.1 °C
2022	15.4 °C
2023	16.3 °C
2024	16.7 °C
2025	17.0 °C
2026	16.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1897, Breezy Point's last spring frost has come about 2 days earlier per decade, on average. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Pine Rvr Dam (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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