Wells River, VT 05076 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wells River, VT, ZIP 05076
Around 05/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 259 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/29, about 136 frost-free days later.
Wells River sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5a around Wells River has about 5 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 05/14 isn't a guarantee
05/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wells River compares
Wells River's growing season runs about 136 days, ranking 37,771 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 231 of 330.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Wells River's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Wells River's dates instead of trusting one.