Warwick, RI 02809 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Warwick, RI?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 203 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Warwick 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Warwick before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Warwick's last frost
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 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 Warwick compares
Warwick's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 16,832 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within RI, it ranks 7 of 79.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Warwick's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Warwick's dates instead of trusting one.