When to plant in Oakport, MN

Planting dates worked out from Oakport'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 9

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 2

1 year in 10 by Sep 20

Frost-free days

144

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Fargo Hector Intl Ap · 2.7 km away · station 273 m, town 272 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 11 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	May 25
Peas	—	Apr 15 – May 13	Jun 9
Bush beans	—	May 13 – Jun 3	Jul 2
Carrot	—	Apr 22 – Jun 3	Jun 21
Beet	—	Apr 22 – Jun 3	Jun 11
Potato	—	Apr 22 – May 13	Jul 1
Kale	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 4
Broccoli	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – May 6	Jun 14
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 15 – May 6	Jul 14
Garlic	—	Sep 18 – Oct 16 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 15 – May 13	May 23
Basil	Apr 8 – Apr 22	May 20 – Jun 3	Jul 16

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Oakport'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
1942	May 14
1943	May 13
1944	May 8
1945	May 17
1946	May 15
1947	May 30
1948	May 28
1949	May 24
1950	May 2
1951	May 10
1952	May 12
1953	May 16
1954	May 19
1955	May 10
1956	May 7
1957	May 9
1958	May 6
1959	May 22
1960	May 11
1961	May 29
1962	May 6
1963	May 22
1964	May 31
1965	May 28
1966	May 10
1967	May 21
1968	May 5
1969	Jun 20
1970	May 26
1971	May 20
1972	May 7
1973	May 17
1974	May 15
1975	May 3
1976	May 17
1977	May 7
1978	Apr 25
1979	May 15
1980	May 15
1981	May 10
1982	May 8
1983	May 25
1984	May 9
1985	Apr 26
1986	May 2
1987	Apr 22
1988	May 13
1989	May 6
1990	May 18
1991	May 5
1992	May 24
1993	May 15
1994	May 7
1995	May 17
1996	May 11
1997	May 13
1998	Apr 22
1999	Apr 23
2000	May 14
2001	Apr 24
2002	May 24
2003	May 2
2004	May 14
2005	May 4
2006	Apr 25
2007	Apr 17
2008	May 27
2009	May 10
2010	May 9
2011	May 3
2012	Apr 26
2013	May 12
2014	May 16
2015	May 19
2016	May 17
2017	Apr 30
2018	May 11
2019	May 20
2020	May 12
2021	May 28
2022	May 22
2023	Apr 29
2024	Apr 24

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1942	127
1943	129
1944	153
1945	133
1946	136
1947	113
1948	125
1949	112
1950	152
1951	135
1952	142
1953	127
1954	125
1955	123
1956	121
1957	136
1958	147
1959	110
1960	141
1961	120
1962	136
1963	141
1964	102
1965	118
1966	137
1967	128
1968	150
1969	109
1970	109
1971	120
1972	142
1973	121
1974	128
1975	150
1976	126
1977	147
1978	164
1979	141
1980	130
1981	140
1982	134
1983	119
1984	138
1985	150
1986	133
1987	162
1988	142
1989	138
1990	127
1991	143
1992	120
1993	130
1994	169
1995	125
1996	143
1997	152
1998	161
1999	158
2000	132
2001	152
2002	125
2003	145
2004	140
2005	163
2006	166
2007	187
2008	139
2009	150
2010	145
2011	134
2012	144
2013	156
2014	144
2015	140
2016	142
2017	161
2018	139
2019	143
2020	119
2021	144
2022	136
2023	163
2024	172

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1942	15.0 °C
1943	15.4 °C
1944	15.6 °C
1945	13.8 °C
1946	15.4 °C
1947	15.1 °C
1948	16.5 °C
1949	16.6 °C
1950	14.1 °C
1951	14.5 °C
1952	16.6 °C
1953	15.4 °C
1954	15.1 °C
1955	17.7 °C
1956	14.8 °C
1957	15.8 °C
1958	15.5 °C
1959	16.5 °C
1960	15.9 °C
1961	15.6 °C
1962	15.7 °C
1963	16.8 °C
1964	16.4 °C
1965	14.1 °C
1966	14.9 °C
1967	14.3 °C
1968	15.4 °C
1969	15.3 °C
1970	15.6 °C
1971	15.4 °C
1972	15.9 °C
1973	15.1 °C
1974	14.6 °C
1975	15.2 °C
1976	17.1 °C
1977	17.0 °C
1978	16.4 °C
1979	14.9 °C
1980	16.7 °C
1981	15.8 °C
1982	15.1 °C
1983	15.7 °C
1984	16.0 °C
1985	15.1 °C
1986	15.8 °C
1987	17.7 °C
1988	18.3 °C
1989	16.5 °C
1990	16.4 °C
1991	17.6 °C
1992	14.5 °C
1993	15.0 °C
1994	16.3 °C
1995	16.1 °C
1996	15.3 °C
1997	15.5 °C
1998	17.6 °C
1999	16.0 °C
2000	15.6 °C
2001	16.6 °C
2002	15.8 °C
2003	16.3 °C
2004	14.9 °C
2005	16.9 °C
2006	17.6 °C
2007	17.0 °C
2008	15.4 °C
2009	15.3 °C
2010	17.1 °C
2011	16.4 °C
2012	17.8 °C
2013	16.2 °C
2014	16.0 °C
2015	17.1 °C
2016	17.3 °C
2017	16.6 °C
2018	16.3 °C
2019	15.8 °C
2020	16.2 °C
2021	17.6 °C
2022	15.6 °C
2023	18.0 °C
2024	18.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1942, Oakport's last spring frost has come about 1 day 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 Fargo Hector Intl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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