North East, MD 21922 Frost Dates
Frost dates for North East, MD, ZIP 21922
Around 04/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 218 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 217 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts North East 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
Zone 7b around North East 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How North East compares
About 217 days separate North East's last and first frost, putting it 13,471 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MD, it ranks 293 of 583.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around North East's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in North East can differ from the 21922 normal.