Bridgewater Town, MA 02355 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bridgewater Town, MA?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 170 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Bridgewater Town, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 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 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bridgewater Town compares
About 170 days separate Bridgewater Town's last and first frost, putting it 28,901 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 327 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bridgewater Town's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bridgewater Town can differ from the 02355 normal.