Enosburg Falls, VT 05481 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Enosburg Falls, VT, ZIP 05481
Around 05/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 263 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 134 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Enosburg Falls 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
Zone 5a around Enosburg Falls 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
05/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Enosburg Falls compares
At roughly 134 frost-free days, Enosburg Falls places 37,984 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within VT, it ranks 238 of 330.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Enosburg Falls can differ from the 05481 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Enosburg Falls's frost date answer different questions.