When to plant in Osakis, MN

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

Safe to plant out

May 14

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 30

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 6

1 year in 10 by Sep 24

Frost-free days

155

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Alexandria Chandler Fld · 18.7 km away · station 433 m, town 413 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 14 – May 28	Jul 8
Sweet pepper	Mar 5 – Mar 19	May 14 – May 28	Jul 13
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 11 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – Apr 29	May 25
Peas	—	Apr 15 – May 13	Jun 9
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 22
Beet	—	Apr 23 – Jun 4	Jun 12
Potato	—	Apr 23 – May 14	Jul 2
Kale	Mar 11 – Mar 25	Apr 22 – May 6	Jun 4
Broccoli	Mar 4 – Mar 18	Apr 15 – May 6	Jun 14
Cucumber	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jul 3
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jun 28
Winter squash	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Aug 2
Sweet corn	—	May 7 – May 28	Jul 6
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 15 – May 6	Jul 14
Garlic	—	Sep 22 – Oct 20 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Apr 15 – May 13	May 23
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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Osakis'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
1941	May 10
1943	May 13
1944	May 6
1945	May 13
1946	May 31
1947	May 29
1948	Apr 16
1949	May 24
1950	May 6
1951	May 10
1952	Apr 23
1953	May 14
1954	May 8
1955	May 8
1956	May 16
1957	May 5
1958	May 6
1959	May 15
1960	May 11
1961	May 19
1962	Apr 23
1963	May 23
1964	Apr 22
1965	May 28
1966	May 11
1967	May 20
1968	May 18
1969	May 12
1970	May 2
1971	May 12
1972	Apr 25
1973	May 3
1974	May 15
1975	Apr 21
1976	May 7
1977	Apr 8
1978	Apr 21
1979	May 12
1980	Apr 15
1981	May 10
1982	May 7
1983	May 16
1984	May 8
1985	Apr 26
1986	May 2
1987	Apr 5
1988	May 13
1989	May 7
1990	May 18
1991	May 2
1992	Apr 27
1993	Apr 26
1994	May 6
1995	Apr 27
1997	May 14
1998	Apr 28
1999	Apr 24
2000	Apr 21
2001	Apr 24
2002	May 10
2003	Apr 22
2004	May 14
2005	May 12
2006	Apr 8
2007	Apr 15
2008	May 3
2009	Apr 21
2010	May 9
2011	May 3
2012	Apr 20
2013	May 12
2014	May 16
2015	Apr 23
2016	May 15
2017	Apr 29
2018	Apr 25
2019	Apr 15
2020	May 12
2021	May 11
2022	Apr 28
2023	Apr 29
2024	Apr 21

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1941	140
1943	153
1944	155
1945	137
1946	128
1947	115
1948	175
1949	126
1950	148
1951	136
1952	163
1953	130
1954	136
1955	125
1956	120
1957	143
1958	146
1959	124
1960	144
1961	128
1962	149
1963	112
1964	165
1965	119
1966	142
1967	129
1968	137
1969	152
1970	159
1971	152
1972	156
1973	165
1974	128
1975	185
1976	150
1977	183
1978	174
1979	146
1980	178
1981	144
1982	161
1983	144
1984	139
1985	150
1986	159
1987	184
1988	143
1989	138
1990	127
1991	147
1992	153
1993	153
1994	171
1995	147
1997	151
1998	167
1999	159
2000	155
2001	163
2002	136
2003	160
2004	142
2005	146
2006	185
2007	194
2008	165
2009	169
2010	164
2011	134
2012	155
2013	158
2014	145
2015	175
2016	146
2017	162
2018	155
2019	178
2020	143
2021	162
2022	167
2023	163
2024	176

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1941	16.4 °C
1943	15.0 °C
1944	15.3 °C
1945	13.7 °C
1946	15.0 °C
1947	14.9 °C
1948	16.5 °C
1949	16.3 °C
1950	13.7 °C
1951	14.0 °C
1952	16.0 °C
1953	15.0 °C
1954	14.4 °C
1955	17.2 °C
1956	14.4 °C
1957	14.9 °C
1958	14.7 °C
1959	16.0 °C
1960	15.3 °C
1961	14.8 °C
1962	14.7 °C
1963	16.2 °C
1964	15.9 °C
1965	14.3 °C
1966	15.0 °C
1967	14.4 °C
1968	15.4 °C
1969	15.9 °C
1970	16.1 °C
1971	15.6 °C
1972	15.5 °C
1973	16.1 °C
1974	15.1 °C
1975	15.4 °C
1976	17.4 °C
1977	17.2 °C
1978	16.6 °C
1979	14.6 °C
1980	16.5 °C
1981	16.0 °C
1982	15.5 °C
1983	16.5 °C
1984	15.8 °C
1985	15.7 °C
1986	15.9 °C
1987	17.9 °C
1988	18.4 °C
1989	16.2 °C
1990	16.0 °C
1991	17.0 °C
1992	14.6 °C
1993	14.6 °C
1994	16.1 °C
1995	15.7 °C
1997	14.7 °C
1998	16.9 °C
1999	15.8 °C
2000	15.3 °C
2001	16.2 °C
2002	15.6 °C
2003	15.9 °C
2004	14.8 °C
2005	16.6 °C
2006	17.2 °C
2007	16.8 °C
2008	15.2 °C
2009	15.4 °C
2010	16.7 °C
2011	16.0 °C
2012	17.3 °C
2013	15.6 °C
2014	15.4 °C
2015	16.6 °C
2016	16.7 °C
2017	16.1 °C
2018	17.6 °C
2019	17.0 °C
2020	16.1 °C
2021	17.6 °C
2022	16.1 °C
2023	17.2 °C
2024	17.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1941, Osakis'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 Alexandria Chandler Fld (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

Nearby towns

Alexandria Sauk Centre Long Prairie Glenwood Melrose Parkers Prairie