Salisbury, MD 21802 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Salisbury, MD?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 222 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Salisbury in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 Salisbury before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/02 isn't a guarantee
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Salisbury compares
At roughly 222 frost-free days, Salisbury places 12,203 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MD, it ranks 130 of 583.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Salisbury's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Salisbury can differ from the 21802 normal.