Betterton, MD 21010 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Betterton, MD?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/10, roughly 225 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 201 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Betterton in Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Betterton 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
04/10 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. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Betterton compares
At roughly 201 frost-free days, Betterton places 17,652 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MD, it ranks 462 of 583.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Betterton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Betterton's dates instead of trusting one.