Randolph Town, MA 02447 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Randolph Town, MA?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 190 frost-free days later.
Randolph 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 8 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.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Randolph Town compares
About 190 days separate Randolph Town's last and first frost, putting it 21,045 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 142 of 712.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Randolph Town can differ from the 02447 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Randolph Town's frost date answer different questions.