Presque Isle, ME 04777 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Presque Isle, ME?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/13, about 258 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 138 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Presque Isle 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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Presque Isle before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Presque Isle's last frost
05/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Presque Isle compares
At roughly 138 frost-free days, Presque Isle places 37,370 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within ME, it ranks 370 of 456.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Presque Isle's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Presque Isle can differ from the 04777 normal.