Auburn, ME 04223 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Auburn, ME?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/03, about 248 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 157 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Auburn, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 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.
The actual range around Auburn's last frost
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Auburn compares
Auburn's growing season runs about 157 days, ranking 33,223 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ME, it ranks 183 of 456.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Auburn's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Auburn can differ from the 04223 normal.