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Boat Winterization in Minnesota

In Minnesota, local boat deadlines run from Oct 1 to Oct 22, with a median around Oct 17 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Covered boat locked in ice beside a dock on a frozen lake — winterize the engine before the first hard freeze catches it in the water — Minnesota deadlines city by city
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Notable cities

All Minnesota cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
St. CloudOct 1Oct 8View →Checklist
Coon RapidsOct 6Oct 13View →Checklist
BlaineOct 6Oct 13View →Checklist
MoorheadOct 7Oct 14View →Checklist
RochesterOct 10Oct 17View →Checklist
Brooklyn ParkOct 11Oct 18View →Checklist
Maple GroveOct 11Oct 18View →Checklist
MankatoOct 13Oct 20View →Checklist
PlymouthOct 15Oct 22View →Checklist
LakevilleOct 15Oct 22View →Checklist
Apple ValleyOct 15Oct 22View →Checklist
St. Louis ParkOct 15Oct 22View →Checklist
WoodburyOct 17Oct 24View →Checklist
MaplewoodOct 17Oct 24View →Checklist
DuluthOct 18Oct 25View →Checklist
Eden PrairieOct 18Oct 25View →Checklist
MinnetonkaOct 18Oct 25View →Checklist
ShakopeeOct 18Oct 25View →Checklist
MinneapolisOct 20Oct 27View →Checklist
Saint PaulOct 20Oct 27View →Checklist
St. PaulOct 20Oct 27View →Checklist
BloomingtonOct 22Oct 29View →Checklist
EaganOct 22Oct 29View →Checklist
BurnsvilleOct 22Oct 29View →Checklist
EdinaOct 22Oct 29View →Checklist
OctNovSt. CloudOct 1Coon RapidsOct 6BlaineOct 6MoorheadOct 7RochesterOct 10Brooklyn ParkOct 11Maple GroveOct 11MankatoOct 13PlymouthOct 15LakevilleOct 15Apple ValleyOct 15St. Louis ParkOct 15WoodburyOct 17MaplewoodOct 17DuluthOct 18Eden PrairieOct 18MinnetonkaOct 18ShakopeeOct 18

Local boat winterization deadlines for Minnesota cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Boat Winterization in Minnesota: related searches

Minnesota homeowners search for: how to winterize a boat, winterize outboard motor, and "boat winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Boat Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the boat winterization window shifts in Michigan and Mississippi.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.