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Randolph Town, MA 02067 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Randolph Town, MA, ZIP 02067

Zone 6b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. 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

Zone 6b around Randolph Town has about 7 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.

The actual range around Randolph Town's last frost

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

About 169 days separate Randolph Town's last and first frost, putting it 29,328 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 352 of 712.

Learn more

local microclimates explains what one yard in Randolph Town can differ from the 02067 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Randolph Town's frost date answer different questions.