Agawam Town, MA 06199 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Agawam Town, MA, ZIP 06199
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/21, about 236 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 177 frost-free days later.
Agawam Town sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Agawam Town has about 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Agawam Town compares
About 177 days separate Agawam Town's last and first frost, putting it 26,029 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MA, it ranks 291 of 712.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Agawam Town's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Agawam Town can differ from the 06199 normal.