Danielson, CT 06268 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Danielson, CT?
Around 04/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 234 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 186 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 8 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
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Danielson compares
At roughly 186 frost-free days, Danielson places 22,793 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within CT, it ranks 238 of 391.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Danielson can differ from the 06268 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Danielson's frost date answer different questions.