Princess Anne, MD 21853 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Princess Anne, MD, ZIP 21853
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/03, roughly 218 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 217 frost-free days later.
Princess Anne sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
Zone 7b around Princess Anne has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Princess Anne's last frost
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Princess Anne compares
Princess Anne's growing season runs about 217 days, ranking 13,478 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MD, it ranks 295 of 583.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Princess Anne can differ from the 21853 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Princess Anne's frost date answer different questions.