Minnesota · Hennepin County

Cedar Lake Ice-Out Dates

The ice usually goes out of Cedar Lake around April 1 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 6 (2024). Latest: April 28 (2013).

Cedar Lake ice-out dates, 1990–2024MarAprMay1990: March 312013: April 282015: April 12019: April 92020: March 282022: April 102023: April 14Usually Apr 12024: March 62024
April 1Usually around
March 6Earliest ever (2024)
April 28Latest ever (2013)
8Years of record (1990–2024)

The 2027 season

Tracking resumes when the ice forms.

Every recorded ice-out

8 years on the books, 1990–2024. Newest first.

YearIce-out date
2024March 6
2023April 14
2022April 10
2020March 28
2019April 9
2015April 1
2013April 28
1990March 31

Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.

Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.

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