Poultney, VT 05764 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Poultney, VT, ZIP 05764
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 164 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Poultney, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5a around Poultney 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 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 Poultney compares
About 164 days separate Poultney's last and first frost, putting it 31,053 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VT, it ranks 27 of 330.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Poultney can differ from the 05764 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Poultney's frost date answer different questions.