Massachusetts Frost Dates
Across Massachusetts, the average last spring frost ranges from Apr 4 in Boston to May 10 in North Adams. Find your town below, or enter your ZIP code for the nearest station.
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Average frost dates in Massachusetts towns
Average (50%) dates of the last 32°F frost in spring and the first in fall, from the nearest NOAA station. Towns with 5,000+ residents.
| Town | Last frost | First frost | Season (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agawam Town | May 3 | Oct 8 | 158 |
| Amesbury | May 1 | Oct 12 | 163 |
| Amherst Town | May 5 | Oct 8 | 156 |
| Attleboro | Apr 27 | Oct 15 | 168 |
| Barnstable Town | Apr 16 | Oct 30 | 195 |
| Beverly | May 4 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Boston | Apr 4 | Nov 9 | 218 |
| Braintree Town | Apr 25 | Oct 22 | 177 |
| Bridgewater Town | May 1 | Oct 9 | 161 |
| Brockton | Apr 22 | Oct 19 | 178 |
| Cambridge | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 185 |
| Chelsea | Apr 4 | Nov 9 | 218 |
| Chicopee | May 3 | Oct 8 | 158 |
| Easthampton | May 3 | Oct 8 | 158 |
| Everett | Apr 4 | Nov 9 | 218 |
| Fall River | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Fitchburg | May 1 | Oct 9 | 162 |
| Framingham | Apr 26 | Oct 12 | 169 |
| Franklin Town | Apr 30 | Oct 9 | 162 |
| Gardner | May 2 | Oct 13 | 163 |
| Gloucester | May 4 | Oct 12 | 160 |
| Greenfield | May 1 | Oct 11 | 162 |
| Haverhill | May 1 | Oct 12 | 163 |
| Holyoke | May 3 | Oct 8 | 158 |
| Lawrence | Apr 13 | Oct 28 | 198 |
| Leominster | Apr 29 | Oct 11 | 164 |
| Lowell | Apr 30 | Oct 10 | 164 |
| Lynn | Apr 25 | Oct 20 | 176 |
| Malden | Apr 4 | Nov 9 | 218 |
| Marlborough | May 2 | Oct 6 | 156 |
| Medford | Apr 4 | Nov 9 | 218 |
| Melrose | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | 174 |
| Methuen | Apr 13 | Oct 28 | 198 |
| New Bedford | Apr 29 | Oct 15 | 167 |
| Newburyport | May 3 | Oct 8 | 158 |
| Newton | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 185 |
| North Adams | May 10 | Oct 4 | 147 |
| North Attleborough Town | Apr 22 | Oct 19 | 179 |
| Northampton | May 5 | Oct 8 | 156 |
| Palmer Town | May 3 | Oct 14 | 164 |
| Peabody | Apr 24 | Oct 17 | 177 |
| Pittsfield | May 5 | Oct 5 | 152 |
| Quincy | Apr 25 | Oct 22 | 177 |
| Randolph Town | Apr 18 | Oct 26 | 190 |
| Revere | Apr 4 | Nov 9 | 218 |
| Salem | Apr 25 | Oct 20 | 176 |
| Somerville | Apr 4 | Nov 9 | 218 |
| Southbridge Town | Apr 25 | Oct 13 | 168 |
| Springfield | May 3 | Oct 8 | 158 |
| Taunton | Apr 22 | Oct 19 | 179 |
| Waltham | Apr 28 | Oct 10 | 165 |
| Watertown | Apr 19 | Oct 23 | 185 |
| West Springfield Town | May 3 | Oct 8 | 158 |
| Westfield | May 3 | Oct 8 | 158 |
| Weymouth Town | Apr 25 | Oct 22 | 177 |
| Winthrop Town | Apr 4 | Nov 9 | 218 |
| Woburn | Apr 25 | Oct 17 | 174 |
| Worcester | Apr 23 | Oct 21 | 181 |