Barton, VT 05822 Frost Dates
Barton, VT: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 06/01, roughly 277 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 09/13, roughly 103 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Barton in Zone 4b (-25 to -20°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 2 weeks until Barton's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
06/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 05/19 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 06/15 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Barton against the rest of the dataset
Barton's growing season runs about 103 days, ranking 39,625 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 326 of 330.
Learn more
Before leaning on 05822's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Barton's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Barton can differ from the 05822 normal.