Auburn, ME 04290 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Auburn, ME, ZIP 04290
Around 05/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 249 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 155 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Auburn 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
Zone 5a around Auburn has about 6 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 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 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. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Auburn compares
About 155 days separate Auburn's last and first frost, putting it 33,925 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ME, it ranks 199 of 456.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Auburn's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Auburn's dates instead of trusting one.