Minnesota · Beltrami County
Beltrami Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Beltrami Lake around April 19 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 23 (2012). Latest: May 13 (2014).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
22 years on the books, 1998–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 23 |
| 2024 | April 6 |
| 2022 | May 7 |
| 2020 | April 27 |
| 2019 | April 25 |
| 2017 | April 7 |
| 2016 | April 11 |
| 2015 | April 15 |
| 2014 | May 13 |
| 2013 | May 12 |
| 2012 | March 23 |
| 2011 | April 26 |
| 2010 | April 1 |
| 2008 | May 6 |
| 2005 | April 11 |
| 2004 | April 19 |
| 2003 | April 20 |
| 2002 | April 19 |
| 2001 | April 25 |
| 2000 | April 6 |
| 1999 | April 14 |
| 1998 | April 12 |
When Beltrami freezes over
Beltrami Lake usually freezes over around November 26 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 8 (2019–20). Latest: December 15 (2002–03).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on November 30. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | November 30 |
| 2024–25 | December 1 |
| 2023–24 | November 28 |
| 2022–23 | November 20 |
| 2021–22 | November 28 |
| 2020–21 | November 28 |
| 2019–20 | November 8 |
| 2017–18 | November 10 |
| 2015–16 | November 30 |
| 2012–13 | November 13 |
| 2011–12 | November 12 |
| 2010–11 | November 18 |
| 2009–10 | November 21 |
| 2004–05 | November 26 |
| 2003–04 | November 28 |
| 2002–03 | December 15 |
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.
Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.