Cambridge, VT 05494 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cambridge, VT, ZIP 05494
Around 05/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 247 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 160 frost-free days later.
Cambridge sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5a around Cambridge has about 6 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.
Why 05/02 isn't a guarantee
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cambridge compares
Cambridge's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,529 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 43 of 330.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Cambridge's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Cambridge can differ from the 05494 normal.