Woodstock, VT 05077 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Woodstock, VT, ZIP 05077
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/14, roughly 259 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/29, about 136 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 Woodstock, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5a around Woodstock 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Woodstock compares
Woodstock's growing season runs about 136 days, ranking 37,728 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 218 of 330.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Woodstock's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Woodstock can differ from the 05077 normal.