New Bedford, MA 02713 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Bedford, MA, ZIP 02713
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/11, roughly 226 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Bedford 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 New Bedford 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
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Bedford compares
About 208 days separate New Bedford's last and first frost, putting it 15,505 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 50 of 712.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and New Bedford's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around New Bedford's dates instead of trusting one.