Central Falls, RI 02865 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Central Falls, RI?
Around 04/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 226 days away. 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 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Central Falls 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 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
About 199 days separate Central Falls's last and first frost, putting it 18,030 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within RI, it ranks 50 of 79.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Central Falls can differ from the 02865 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Central Falls's frost date answer different questions.