West Burke, VT 05837 Frost Dates
Frost dates for West Burke, VT, ZIP 05837
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/30, about 275 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/16, about 109 frost-free days later.
Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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 West Burke, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 4b around West Burke has about 3 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.
The actual range around West Burke's last frost
05/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Burke compares
West Burke's growing season runs about 109 days, ranking 39,527 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 324 of 330.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in West Burke can differ from the 05837 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and West Burke's frost date answer different questions.