Woodstock, VT 05035 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodstock, VT?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/13, roughly 258 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 141 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodstock 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 Woodstock before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/13 isn't a guarantee
05/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Woodstock compares
At roughly 141 frost-free days, Woodstock places 36,936 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VT, it ranks 158 of 330.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Woodstock's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Woodstock can differ from the 05035 normal.