Barnstable Town, MA 02650 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Barnstable Town, MA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 206 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Barnstable Town, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 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 04/13 isn't a guarantee
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Barnstable Town compares
Barnstable Town's growing season runs about 206 days, ranking 15,939 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 64 of 712.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Barnstable Town's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Barnstable Town's dates instead of trusting one.