Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 01960
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 01960 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Beverly, MA, is 4 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 6 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 6b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly, MABeverly Municipal Airport | 4 mi | 108 ft | April 24 | May 6 | October 17 | 6b |
| Middleton, MA | 5 mi | 110 ft | May 3 | May 20 | October 9 | 6b |
| Marblehead, MA | 6 mi | 84 ft | April 25 | May 13 | October 20 | 6b |
| Beverly station, MA | 8 mi | 65 ft | May 4 | May 17 | October 12 | – |
| Reading, MA | 8 mi | 110 ft | April 25 | May 8 | October 17 | 6b |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Beverly
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | May 21 | May 12 | May 6 | April 25 | October 5 | September 24 |
| 32°F | May 6 | April 29 | April 24 | April 11 | October 17 | October 3 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 23 | April 16 | April 9 | March 30 | November 1 | October 16 |
| 24°F | April 9 | April 3 | March 31 | March 15 | November 12 | October 29 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.