West Burke, VT 05819 Frost Dates
Frost dates for West Burke, VT, ZIP 05819
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/13, about 258 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 143 frost-free days later.
West Burke sits in USDA Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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 4b around West Burke 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.
Why 05/13 isn't a guarantee
05/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Burke compares
About 143 days separate West Burke's last and first frost, putting it 36,621 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within VT, it ranks 109 of 330.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and West Burke's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around West Burke's dates instead of trusting one.