Bridgewater Town, MA 02324 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bridgewater Town, MA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 161 frost-free days later.
Bridgewater Town sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Bridgewater Town before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bridgewater Town compares
About 161 days separate Bridgewater Town's last and first frost, putting it 31,966 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 490 of 712.
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