Providence, RI 02907 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Providence, RI?
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.
Providence 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Providence before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Providence'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 Providence compares
About 199 days separate Providence's last and first frost, putting it 17,977 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within RI, it ranks 17 of 79.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Providence's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Providence can differ from the 02907 normal.