Jacksonville, VT 05361 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jacksonville, VT?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/14, about 259 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/04, about 143 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Jacksonville's last frost
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. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jacksonville compares
Jacksonville's growing season runs about 143 days, ranking 36,649 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 129 of 330.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Jacksonville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Jacksonville can differ from the 05361 normal.