New Bedford, MA 02744 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Bedford, MA, ZIP 02744
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 208 frost-free days later.
New Bedford sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a 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.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
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 15,509 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 54 of 712.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a 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.