Amherst Town, MA 01035 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Amherst Town, MA, ZIP 01035
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 160 frost-free days later.
Amherst Town sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Amherst Town has about 6 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 05/02 isn't a guarantee
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Amherst Town compares
Amherst Town's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,222 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 518 of 712.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Amherst Town's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Amherst Town's dates instead of trusting one.