Torrington, CT 06094 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Torrington, CT, ZIP 06094
Around 05/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 248 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 161 frost-free days later.
Torrington sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6a around Torrington has about 6 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 Torrington's last frost
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Torrington compares
About 161 days separate Torrington's last and first frost, putting it 31,950 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CT, it ranks 362 of 391.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Torrington can differ from the 06094 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Torrington's frost date answer different questions.