Randolph Town, MA 02032 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Randolph Town, MA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/27, roughly 242 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 169 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 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 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
At roughly 169 frost-free days, Randolph Town places 29,327 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MA, it ranks 351 of 712.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Randolph Town's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Randolph Town's dates instead of trusting one.