Danielson, CT 06260 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Danielson, CT?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 161 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Danielson in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Danielson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Danielson's last frost
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 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 Danielson compares
Danielson's growing season runs about 161 days, ranking 32,037 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CT, it ranks 372 of 391.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Danielson's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Danielson can differ from the 06260 normal.