Alburgh, VT 05440 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Alburgh, VT?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 164 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Alburgh in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Alburgh before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Alburgh compares
At roughly 164 frost-free days, Alburgh places 31,107 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VT, it ranks 29 of 330.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Alburgh can differ from the 05440 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Alburgh's frost date answer different questions.