Saxtons River, VT 05154 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Saxtons River, VT, ZIP 05154
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/08, about 253 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 149 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Saxtons River in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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
Zone 5b around Saxtons 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Saxtons River compares
About 149 days separate Saxtons River's last and first frost, putting it 35,559 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VT, it ranks 77 of 330.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Saxtons River's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Saxtons River's dates instead of trusting one.