Fall River, MA 02714 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fall River, MA?
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 167 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fall River in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Fall River before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Fall River's last frost
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fall River compares
About 167 days separate Fall River's last and first frost, putting it 29,834 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 390 of 712.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Fall River's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Fall River's dates instead of trusting one.