Newport, VT 05857 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newport, VT?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/14, about 259 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 138 frost-free days later.
Newport 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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Newport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/14 isn't a guarantee
05/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newport compares
Newport's growing season runs about 138 days, ranking 37,385 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within VT, it ranks 189 of 330.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Newport's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Newport can differ from the 05857 normal.