West Springfield Town, MA 01199 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Springfield Town, 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.
West Springfield Town 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 West Springfield Town before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around West Springfield Town'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 West Springfield Town compares
West Springfield Town's growing season runs about 158 days, ranking 32,910 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 576 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around West Springfield Town's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in West Springfield Town can differ from the 01199 normal.