Eagle Harbor, MD 20608 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Eagle Harbor, MD?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 195 frost-free days later.
Eagle Harbor 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 Eagle Harbor 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
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Eagle Harbor compares
About 195 days separate Eagle Harbor's last and first frost, putting it 19,394 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MD, it ranks 514 of 583.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Eagle Harbor's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Eagle Harbor can differ from the 20608 normal.