Woonsocket, RI 02838 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woonsocket, RI?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 162 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woonsocket 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Woonsocket before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woonsocket compares
At roughly 162 frost-free days, Woonsocket places 31,616 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within RI, it ranks 71 of 79.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Woonsocket's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Woonsocket's dates instead of trusting one.