Central Falls, RI 02863 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Central Falls, RI, ZIP 02863
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 199 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Central Falls 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
Zone 7a around Central Falls has about 9 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.
The actual range around Central Falls'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. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Central Falls compares
Central Falls's growing season runs about 199 days, ranking 18,029 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within RI, it ranks 49 of 79.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Central Falls's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Central Falls can differ from the 02863 normal.