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 02744
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 02744 in zone 7a (the coldest night of a typical year: 0 to 5°F).
The nearest station, New Bedford Cooperative, MA, is 1 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 11 in half of years and after April 22 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Bedford Cooperative, MA | 1 mi | 18 ft | April 11 | April 22 | November 5 | – |
| New Bedford, MANew Bedford Municipal Airport | 5 mi | 80 ft | April 29 | May 15 | October 15 | 7a |
| Rochester, MA | 12 mi | 65 ft | April 23 | May 7 | October 21 | 7a |
| Woods Hole, MAWoods Hole Golf Club | 14 mi | 80 ft | April 11 | April 24 | November 11 | – |
| Tiverton, RI | 15 mi | 90 ft | April 11 | April 22 | November 2 | 7a |
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 New Bedford Cooperative
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 5 | April 29 | April 24 | April 10 | October 27 | October 9 |
| 32°F | April 22 | April 16 | April 11 | March 30 | November 5 | October 24 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 12 | April 4 | April 1 | March 18 | November 16 | November 4 |
| 24°F | April 2 | March 28 | March 22 | March 9 | November 27 | November 12 |
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.