Barnstable Town, MA 02562 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Barnstable Town, MA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 180 frost-free days later.
Barnstable Town sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Barnstable Town before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 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. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Barnstable Town compares
At roughly 180 frost-free days, Barnstable Town places 24,774 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MA, it ranks 242 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Barnstable Town's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Barnstable Town can differ from the 02562 normal.