North Beach, MD 20714 Frost Dates
Frost dates for North Beach, MD, ZIP 20714
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 203 frost-free days later.
North Beach sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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
Zone 8a around North Beach has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/09 isn't a guarantee
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How North Beach compares
North Beach's growing season runs about 203 days, ranking 16,934 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MD, it ranks 379 of 583.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and North Beach's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around North Beach's dates instead of trusting one.