Newbury, VT 03780 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newbury, VT?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/15, about 260 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/28, about 133 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Newbury in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 4 weeks of growing season left in Newbury before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Newbury's last frost
05/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newbury compares
About 133 days separate Newbury's last and first frost, putting it 38,099 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VT, it ranks 254 of 330.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Newbury can differ from the 03780 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Newbury's frost date answer different questions.