Church Creek, MD 21626 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Church Creek, MD?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/29, about 213 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 230 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Church Creek 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 11 weeks of growing season left in Church Creek before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Church Creek's last frost
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Church Creek compares
About 230 days separate Church Creek's last and first frost, putting it 10,488 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MD, it ranks 81 of 583.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Church Creek's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Church Creek's dates instead of trusting one.