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North Attleborough Town, MA 02760 Frost Dates

When can you plant in North Attleborough Town, MA?

Zone 6b

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.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts North Attleborough Town in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 North Attleborough Town before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around North Attleborough Town's last frost

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 North Attleborough Town compares

North Attleborough Town's growing season runs about 168 days, ranking 29,672 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MA, it ranks 376 of 712.

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