Eastport, ME 04631 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Eastport, ME?
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 178 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Eastport, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Eastport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/29 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. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eastport compares
About 178 days separate Eastport's last and first frost, putting it 25,800 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within ME, it ranks 16 of 456.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Eastport's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Eastport's dates instead of trusting one.