Greenfield, MA 01341 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Greenfield, MA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 162 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Greenfield, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Greenfield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Greenfield compares
Greenfield's growing season runs about 162 days, ranking 31,656 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 478 of 712.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Greenfield can differ from the 01341 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Greenfield's frost date answer different questions.