Barnstable Town, MA 02667 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Barnstable Town, MA, ZIP 02667
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Barnstable Town in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Barnstable Town has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 15,948 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 73 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Barnstable Town's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Barnstable Town can differ from the 02667 normal.