Chicopee, MA 01090 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Chicopee, MA, ZIP 01090
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/03, roughly 248 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 158 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chicopee in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
Zone 6b around Chicopee 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.
The actual range around Chicopee's last frost
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chicopee compares
Chicopee's growing season runs about 158 days, ranking 32,882 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 563 of 712.
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local microclimates explains what one yard in Chicopee can differ from the 01090 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Chicopee's frost date answer different questions.