Franklin Town, MA 01757 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Franklin Town, MA, ZIP 01757
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 162 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Franklin Town 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 Franklin Town 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.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Franklin Town compares
Franklin Town's growing season runs about 162 days, ranking 31,637 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 465 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Franklin Town's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Franklin Town can differ from the 01757 normal.