Midland, MD 21542 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Midland, MD?
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 171 frost-free days later.
Midland sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Midland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Midland compares
About 171 days separate Midland's last and first frost, putting it 28,784 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MD, it ranks 575 of 583.
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