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RV Winterization in Minnesota

In Minnesota, local rv deadlines run from Sep 28 to Oct 19, with a median around Oct 14 — 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.

Motorhome parked on a snowy street in falling snow — drain and antifreeze the water system before the first hard freeze — Minnesota deadlines city by city
Photo: Arlind Photography / Unsplash

Notable cities

All Minnesota cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
St. CloudSep 28Oct 8View →Checklist
Coon RapidsOct 3Oct 13View →Checklist
BlaineOct 3Oct 13View →Checklist
MoorheadOct 4Oct 14View →Checklist
RochesterOct 7Oct 17View →Checklist
Brooklyn ParkOct 8Oct 18View →Checklist
Maple GroveOct 8Oct 18View →Checklist
MankatoOct 10Oct 20View →Checklist
PlymouthOct 12Oct 22View →Checklist
LakevilleOct 12Oct 22View →Checklist
Apple ValleyOct 12Oct 22View →Checklist
St. Louis ParkOct 12Oct 22View →Checklist
WoodburyOct 14Oct 24View →Checklist
MaplewoodOct 14Oct 24View →Checklist
DuluthOct 15Oct 25View →Checklist
Eden PrairieOct 15Oct 25View →Checklist
MinnetonkaOct 15Oct 25View →Checklist
ShakopeeOct 15Oct 25View →Checklist
MinneapolisOct 17Oct 27View →Checklist
Saint PaulOct 17Oct 27View →Checklist
St. PaulOct 17Oct 27View →Checklist
BloomingtonOct 19Oct 29View →Checklist
EaganOct 19Oct 29View →Checklist
BurnsvilleOct 19Oct 29View →Checklist
EdinaOct 19Oct 29View →Checklist
OctNovSt. CloudSep 28Coon RapidsOct 3BlaineOct 3MoorheadOct 4RochesterOct 7Brooklyn ParkOct 8Maple GroveOct 8MankatoOct 10PlymouthOct 12LakevilleOct 12Apple ValleyOct 12St. Louis ParkOct 12WoodburyOct 14MaplewoodOct 14DuluthOct 15Eden PrairieOct 15MinnetonkaOct 15ShakopeeOct 15

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

RV Winterization in Minnesota: related searches

Minnesota homeowners search for: RV winterization checklist, how to winterize a camper, and "rv winterization near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national RV Winterization guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the rv 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.