Rockland, ME 04572 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rockland, ME, ZIP 04572
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rockland 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
Zone 6a around Rockland has about 7 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.
The actual range around Rockland's last frost
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rockland compares
Rockland's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,251 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within ME, it ranks 105 of 456.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Rockland's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Rockland's dates instead of trusting one.