West Burke, VT 03590 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Burke, VT?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/19, roughly 264 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/29, about 131 frost-free days later.
West Burke sits in USDA Zone 4a (-30 to -25°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 5 weeks of growing season left in West Burke before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around West Burke's last frost
05/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Burke compares
West Burke's growing season runs about 131 days, ranking 38,334 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 278 of 330.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in West Burke can differ from the 03590 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 4a and West Burke's frost date answer different questions.