Pittsfield, MA 01201 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pittsfield, MA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/05, about 250 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 152 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pittsfield in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Pittsfield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Pittsfield's last frost
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pittsfield compares
About 152 days separate Pittsfield's last and first frost, putting it 34,682 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 640 of 712.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Pittsfield can differ from the 01201 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Pittsfield's frost date answer different questions.