Rutland, VT 05733 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Rutland, VT?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/21, about 266 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 127 frost-free days later.
Rutland 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
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Rutland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Rutland's last frost
05/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rutland compares
Rutland's growing season runs about 127 days, ranking 38,607 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 296 of 330.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Rutland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Rutland's dates instead of trusting one.