Naugatuck, CT 06403 Frost Dates
Naugatuck, CT: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/16, roughly 175 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Naugatuck in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 7 weeks until Naugatuck's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/11 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/09 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Naugatuck against the rest of the dataset
Naugatuck's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 26,758 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CT, it ranks 310 of 391.
Learn more
Before leaning on 06403's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Naugatuck's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Naugatuck can differ from the 06403 normal.