Westbrook, ME 04071 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Westbrook, ME, ZIP 04071
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Westbrook in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5b around Westbrook has about 8 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.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Westbrook compares
Westbrook's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,190 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ME, it ranks 84 of 456.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Westbrook's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Westbrook's dates instead of trusting one.