Auburn, ME 04124 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Auburn, ME?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/06, roughly 251 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 148 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Auburn 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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Auburn before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Auburn compares
At roughly 148 frost-free days, Auburn places 35,647 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ME, it ranks 301 of 456.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Auburn's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Auburn's dates instead of trusting one.