Randolph Town, MA 02021 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Randolph Town, MA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/25, about 240 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 167 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Randolph 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Randolph Town before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Randolph Town's last frost
04/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Randolph Town compares
Randolph Town's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 29,874 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 396 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Randolph Town's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Randolph Town can differ from the 02021 normal.