Franklin Town, MA 02093 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Franklin Town, MA?
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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Franklin Town before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Franklin Town's last frost
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 31,642 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 470 of 712.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Franklin Town's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Franklin Town's dates instead of trusting one.