Newport, RI 02837 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newport, RI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 206 frost-free days later.
Newport 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Newport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newport compares
At roughly 206 frost-free days, Newport places 15,960 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within RI, it ranks 4 of 79.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Newport's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Newport's dates instead of trusting one.