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Danielson, CT 06387 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Danielson, CT?

Zone 6b

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.

Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Danielson, not a forecast for this year.

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

About 161 days separate Danielson's last and first frost, putting it 32,041 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within CT, it ranks 376 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 06387 normal.