Old Bennington, VT 05201 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Old Bennington, VT?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/11, about 256 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/02, about 143 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Old Bennington 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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Old Bennington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Old Bennington's last frost
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Old Bennington compares
At roughly 143 frost-free days, Old Bennington places 36,658 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VT, it ranks 132 of 330.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Old Bennington can differ from the 05201 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Old Bennington's frost date answer different questions.