Attleboro, MA 02703 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Attleboro, MA, ZIP 02703
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/27, roughly 242 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 168 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 Attleboro, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Attleboro has about 7 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.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Attleboro compares
Attleboro's growing season runs about 168 days, ranking 29,659 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 371 of 712.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Attleboro can differ from the 02703 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Attleboro's frost date answer different questions.