South Dakota planting calendars
Planting calendars, USDA hardiness zones, and average frost dates for 142 South Dakota locations (Aberdeen, SD, Akaska, SD, Allen, SD, Alpena, SD, Andover, SD, Arlington, SD, Armour, SD, Artesian, SD, Ashland Heights, SD, Belle Fourche, SD, Beresford, SD, Big Stone, SD, and 130 more). Pick a location to see its zone, average last and first frost dates, growing-season length, and a printable per-crop planting calendar, all from public NOAA and USDA data.
Locations in South Dakota
| Location | USDA zone | Last frost | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 9 | Sep 26 | 139 |
| Akaska | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 5 | Oct 4 | 150 |
| Allen | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 13 | Oct 2 | 141 |
| Alpena | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 2 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Andover | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 6 | Oct 4 | 150 |
| Arlington | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 3 | Oct 2 | 151 |
| Armour | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 3 | Oct 6 | 157 |
| Artesian | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 9 | Sep 28 | 140 |
| Ashland Heights | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 12 | Oct 1 | 139 |
| Belle Fourche | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 15 | Sep 24 | 130 |
| Beresford | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 2 | Oct 1 | 151 |
| Big Stone | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 2 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Bison | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 11 | Sep 30 | 140 |
| Blucksberg Mountain | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 8 | Oct 3 | 147 |
| Bonesteel | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 3 | Oct 10 | 159 |
| Bridger | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 15 | Sep 27 | 134 |
| Brookings | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 6 | Oct 1 | 145 |
| Buffalo | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 10 | Oct 1 | 141 |
| Bullhead | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 9 | Sep 30 | 143 |
| Camp Crook | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 17 | Sep 24 | 128 |
| Canova | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 5 | Oct 2 | 149 |
| Carthage | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 5 | Oct 4 | 151 |
| Castlewood | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 10 | Sep 27 | 139 |
| Chamberlain | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 3 | Oct 7 | 156 |
| Chelsea | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 11 | Sep 27 | 137 |
| Cherry Creek | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 6 | Oct 4 | 148 |
| Cherry Creek | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Oct 2 | 147 |
| Clark | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 5 | Oct 5 | 153 |
| Clear Lake | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 7 | Oct 1 | 146 |
| Colman | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 5 | Oct 1 | 148 |
| Colome | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 1 | Oct 9 | 159 |
| Columbia | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 7 | Sep 29 | 145 |
| Conde | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 6 | Sep 29 | 144 |
| Custer | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 23 | Sep 24 | 122 |
| Dell Rapids | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 1 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Eagle Butte | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 6 | Oct 2 | 148 |
| Edgemont | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 23 | Sep 20 | 117 |
| Elk Point | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 3 | Oct 3 | 153 |
| Eureka | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 12 | Sep 27 | 137 |
| Fairburn | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 15 | Sep 29 | 133 |
| Faith | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 7 | Oct 3 | 147 |
| Faith | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 13 | Sep 28 | 136 |
| Faulkton | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 10 | Sep 28 | 139 |
| Fedora | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 9 | Sep 28 | 140 |
| Ferney | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 6 | Oct 4 | 150 |
| Fort Pierre | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 10 | Sep 27 | 138 |
| Fort Thompson | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 10 | Sep 29 | 140 |
| Frederick | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 7 | Sep 29 | 145 |
| Freeman | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 1 | Oct 4 | 156 |
| Gann Valley | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 6 | Oct 1 | 148 |
| Garretson | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 1 | Oct 4 | 155 |
| Gregory | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 6 | Oct 3 | 149 |
| Hamill | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 1 | Oct 10 | 162 |
| Harrisburg | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 2 | Oct 2 | 151 |
| Harrold | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 17 | Sep 24 | 129 |
| Herreid | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Sep 30 | 143 |
| Highmore | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 12 | Oct 1 | 142 |
| Hill | 4b −25 to −20 °F | Jun 1 | Sep 10 | 102 |
| Hosmer | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 7 | Oct 3 | 148 |
| Hot Springs | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 16 | Sep 27 | 133 |
| Interior | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 5 | Oct 7 | 152 |
| Ipswich | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Sep 29 | 143 |
| Johnson Siding | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 28 | Sep 18 | 112 |
| Kadoka | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 9 | Oct 1 | 143 |
| Kennebec | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 12 | Sep 28 | 137 |
| Keystone | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 15 | Oct 1 | 138 |
| Kimball | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 3 | Oct 5 | 153 |
| Kyle | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 11 | Oct 1 | 139 |
| La Plant | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 10 | Sep 30 | 141 |
| Lake | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 2 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| Lantry | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Lead | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 18 | Sep 29 | 133 |
| Lebanon | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 7 | Oct 2 | 147 |
| Lemmon | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 10 | Sep 30 | 142 |
| Leola | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 9 | Sep 28 | 141 |
| Little Eagle | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 12 | Sep 28 | 137 |
| Madison | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 5 | Sep 30 | 148 |
| Manderson-White Horse Creek | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 9 | Oct 4 | 147 |
| Manderson-White Horse Creek | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 17 | Sep 25 | 130 |
| Mansfield | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 11 | Sep 27 | 137 |
| Marty | 5a −20 to −15 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 13 | 165 |
| McLaughlin | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 12 | Sep 28 | 137 |
| Midland | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 12 | Sep 28 | 138 |
| Milbank | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 5 | Oct 2 | 150 |
| Mitchell | 5a −20 to −15 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 5 | 159 |
| Montrose | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 3 | Oct 4 | 153 |
| Morristown | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 20 | Sep 23 | 124 |
| Mountain Plains | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 12 | Oct 2 | 143 |
| New Underwood | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 8 | Oct 3 | 146 |
| Norris | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 6 | Oct 4 | 151 |
| North Spearfish | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 12 | Oct 2 | 143 |
| Oahe Acres | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 6 | Oct 3 | 148 |
| Oglala | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 7 | Oct 4 | 149 |
| Okaton | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 3 | Oct 9 | 158 |
| Okreek | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 10 | Oct 1 | 143 |
| Onida | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Oct 2 | 147 |
| Ortley | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 14 | Sep 28 | 136 |
| Parkston | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 8 | Sep 29 | 143 |
| Philip | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 11 | Sep 30 | 141 |
| Pickstown | 5b −15 to −10 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 13 | 165 |
| Pine Ridge | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 16 | Sep 27 | 132 |
| Platte | 5a −20 to −15 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 8 | 159 |
| Pollock | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 8 | Sep 30 | 143 |
| Prairie | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 10 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Prairie | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 15 | Sep 24 | 131 |
| Pringle | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 15 | Sep 29 | 133 |
| Quinn | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 16 | Sep 26 | 132 |
| Rapid | 5b −15 to −10 °F | May 3 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Redfield | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Oct 1 | 145 |
| Salem | 5a −20 to −15 °F | Apr 30 | Oct 7 | 161 |
| Selby | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Oct 1 | 145 |
| Sioux Falls | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 1 | Oct 6 | 157 |
| Sioux Falls | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 1 | Oct 6 | 157 |
| Sisseton | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 4 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Smithwick | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 15 | Sep 30 | 137 |
| Smithwick | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 15 | Sep 27 | 133 |
| Spring Creek | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 11 | Oct 1 | 143 |
| Sturgis | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 8 | Oct 3 | 147 |
| Summerset | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 10 | Oct 5 | 147 |
| Summit | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 14 | Sep 28 | 136 |
| Sunset Colony | 4a −30 to −25 °F | May 13 | Sep 26 | 135 |
| Turton | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 7 | Oct 3 | 149 |
| Two Strike | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 9 | Oct 1 | 146 |
| Tyndall | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 1 | Oct 7 | 158 |
| Vale | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Oct 1 | 144 |
| Vale | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 16 | Sep 26 | 131 |
| Veblen | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 2 | Oct 9 | 160 |
| Vilas | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 5 | Oct 2 | 149 |
| Vivian | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 12 | Sep 29 | 140 |
| Wagner | 5a −20 to −15 °F | Apr 29 | Oct 9 | 164 |
| Wakpala | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 3 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Wall | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 10 | Oct 1 | 141 |
| Wasta | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 8 | Oct 3 | 146 |
| Watertown | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 7 | Sep 30 | 145 |
| Waubay | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 1 | Oct 12 | 164 |
| Webster | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 4 | Oct 6 | 156 |
| Wessington | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 3 | Oct 3 | 152 |
| Wessington Springs | 5a −20 to −15 °F | May 2 | Oct 8 | 157 |
| Wilmot | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 5 | Oct 1 | 149 |
| Winfred | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 6 | Oct 3 | 151 |
| Wolsey | 4b −25 to −20 °F | May 6 | Oct 2 | 146 |
| Yankton | 5a −20 to −15 °F | Apr 27 | Oct 11 | 164 |
Data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (public domain) and USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Planting windows synthesized from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides.
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