Albany, VT 05826 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Albany, VT, ZIP 05826
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/20, about 265 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/28, about 129 frost-free days later.
Albany 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 Albany has about 4 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 05/20 isn't a guarantee
05/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Albany compares
Albany's growing season runs about 129 days, ranking 38,511 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 295 of 330.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Albany can differ from the 05826 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and Albany's frost date answer different questions.