Indian Head, MD 20607 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Indian Head, MD?
Around 04/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 218 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 217 frost-free days later.
Indian Head 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Indian Head 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
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Indian Head compares
About 217 days separate Indian Head's last and first frost, putting it 13,468 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MD, it ranks 290 of 583.
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