Springfield, MA 01118 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Springfield, MA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/03, about 248 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 158 frost-free days later.
Springfield sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Springfield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Springfield'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 Springfield compares
Springfield's growing season runs about 158 days, ranking 32,856 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 545 of 712.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Springfield can differ from the 01118 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Springfield's frost date answer different questions.