Beverly, MA 01842 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Beverly, MA, ZIP 01842
Around 05/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 249 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beverly 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 Beverly 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 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 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 Beverly compares
Beverly's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,207 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 503 of 712.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Beverly can differ from the 01842 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Beverly's frost date answer different questions.