Palmer Town, MA 01074 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Palmer Town, MA?
Around 05/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 257 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 141 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Palmer Town in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Palmer Town before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Palmer Town's last frost
05/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Palmer Town compares
Palmer Town's growing season runs about 141 days, ranking 36,885 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 704 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Palmer Town's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Palmer Town can differ from the 01074 normal.