Church Creek, MD 21675 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Church Creek, MD?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/29, roughly 213 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/15, about 230 frost-free days later.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Church Creek, not a forecast for this year.
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.
Why 03/29 isn't a guarantee
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 10,492 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MD, it ranks 85 of 583.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Church Creek can differ from the 21675 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Church Creek's frost date answer different questions.