Taunton, MA 02780 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Taunton, MA, ZIP 02780
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 179 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Taunton 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
Zone 6b around Taunton 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 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Taunton compares
About 179 days separate Taunton's last and first frost, putting it 25,149 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 251 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Taunton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Taunton can differ from the 02780 normal.