Bellows Falls, VT 03280 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bellows Falls, VT, ZIP 03280
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/15, roughly 260 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/27, about 135 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bellows Falls in Zone 6a (-10 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 6a around Bellows Falls has about 4 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 Bellows Falls's last frost
05/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bellows Falls compares
Bellows Falls's growing season runs about 135 days, ranking 37,869 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 233 of 330.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bellows Falls can differ from the 03280 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Bellows Falls's frost date answer different questions.