Minnesota · Stearns County
Pelican Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Pelican Lake around April 5 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 7 (2024). Latest: May 3 (2018).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
30 years on the books, 1992–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 4 |
| 2025 | March 31 |
| 2024 | March 7 |
| 2023 | April 25 |
| 2022 | April 23 |
| 2021 | March 31 |
| 2020 | April 8 |
| 2019 | April 17 |
| 2018 | May 3 |
| 2017 | March 25 |
| 2016 | March 17 |
| 2010 | March 31 |
| 2009 | April 15 |
| 2008 | April 24 |
| 2007 | April 5 |
| 2006 | April 3 |
| 2005 | April 8 |
| 2004 | April 4 |
| 2003 | April 12 |
| 2002 | April 15 |
| 2001 | March 22 |
| 2000 | March 23 |
| 1999 | April 5 |
| 1998 | April 5 |
| 1997 | April 19 |
| 1996 | April 23 |
| 1995 | April 14 |
| 1994 | April 11 |
| 1993 | April 19 |
| 1992 | April 5 |
When Pelican freezes over
Pelican Lake usually freezes over around November 30 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 12 (1995–96). Latest: December 20 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2024–25 froze on December 2. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2024–25 | December 2 |
| 2023–24 | November 27 |
| 2022–23 | December 12 |
| 2018–19 | November 13 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2015–16 | December 19 |
| 2009–10 | December 7 |
| 2008–09 | November 25 |
| 2007–08 | November 30 |
| 2006–07 | December 1 |
| 2005–06 | November 30 |
| 2004–05 | December 13 |
| 2003–04 | November 24 |
| 2002–03 | November 25 |
| 2001–02 | December 8 |
| 2000–01 | November 23 |
| 1999–00 | November 23 |
| 1998–99 | December 20 |
| 1997–98 | November 16 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1995–96 | November 12 |
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.