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 21401
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 21401 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Annapolis Police Barracks, MD, is 2 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after March 27 in half of years and after April 9 in one year in ten.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annapolis Police Barracks, MD | 2 mi | 25 ft | March 27 | April 9 | November 13 | – |
| Annapolis, MDAnnapolis Naf | 5 mi | 8 ft | March 23 | April 6 | November 20 | 8a |
| Stevensville, MD2 mi SW | 12 mi | 10 ft | March 29 | April 8 | November 12 | – |
| Glenn Dale, MDGlenn Dale Bell Station | 14 mi | 150 ft | April 22 | May 9 | October 22 | – |
| Baltimore, MDBaltimore Wash International Airport | 14 mi | 156 ft | April 10 | April 25 | October 31 | 7b |
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 Annapolis Police Barracks
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) | April 24 | April 13 | April 7 | March 24 | November 2 | October 21 |
| 32°F | April 9 | March 31 | March 27 | March 9 | November 13 | November 1 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | March 29 | March 20 | March 14 | February 26 | November 28 | November 9 |
| 24°F | March 19 | March 10 | March 3 | February 13 | December 13 | November 23 |
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.