Crisfield, MD 21627 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Crisfield, MD?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/30, about 214 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 229 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Crisfield 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 Crisfield before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Crisfield's last frost
03/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Crisfield compares
Crisfield's growing season runs about 229 days, ranking 10,595 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MD, it ranks 96 of 583.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Crisfield's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Crisfield can differ from the 21627 normal.