Newport, DE 19804 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Newport, DE?
Around 04/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 222 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 209 frost-free days later.
Newport sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Newport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Newport compares
About 209 days separate Newport's last and first frost, putting it 15,327 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within DE, it ranks 78 of 96.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Newport can differ from the 19804 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Newport's frost date answer different questions.