Last Frost Dates in Massachusetts (2027) by City

Average last frost dates in Massachusetts run from April 4 in Boston to May 10 in North Adams.

Average frost dates for 58 places in Massachusetts
Place	Last frost	First frost
Agawam Town	May 3	Oct 8
Amesbury	May 1	Oct 12
Amherst Town	May 5	Oct 8
Attleboro	Apr 27	Oct 15
Barnstable Town	Apr 16	Oct 30
Beverly	May 4	Oct 12
Boston	Apr 4	Nov 9
Braintree Town	Apr 25	Oct 22
Bridgewater Town	May 1	Oct 9
Brockton	Apr 22	Oct 19
Cambridge	Apr 19	Oct 23
Chelsea	Apr 4	Nov 9
Chicopee	May 3	Oct 8
Easthampton	May 3	Oct 8
Everett	Apr 4	Nov 9
Fall River	Apr 29	Oct 15
Fitchburg	May 1	Oct 9
Framingham	Apr 26	Oct 12
Franklin Town	Apr 30	Oct 9
Gardner	May 2	Oct 13
Gloucester	May 4	Oct 12
Greenfield	May 1	Oct 11
Haverhill	May 1	Oct 12
Holyoke	May 3	Oct 8
Lawrence	Apr 13	Oct 28
Leominster	Apr 29	Oct 11
Lowell	Apr 30	Oct 10
Lynn	Apr 25	Oct 20
Malden	Apr 4	Nov 9
Marlborough	May 2	Oct 6
Medford	Apr 4	Nov 9
Melrose	Apr 25	Oct 17
Methuen	Apr 13	Oct 28
New Bedford	Apr 29	Oct 15
Newburyport	May 3	Oct 8
Newton	Apr 19	Oct 23
North Adams	May 10	Oct 4
North Attleborough Town	Apr 22	Oct 19
Northampton	May 5	Oct 8
Palmer Town	May 3	Oct 14
Peabody	Apr 24	Oct 17
Pittsfield	May 5	Oct 5
Quincy	Apr 25	Oct 22
Randolph Town	Apr 18	Oct 26
Revere	Apr 4	Nov 9
Salem	Apr 25	Oct 20
Somerville	Apr 4	Nov 9
Southbridge Town	Apr 25	Oct 13
Springfield	May 3	Oct 8
Taunton	Apr 22	Oct 19
Waltham	Apr 28	Oct 10
Watertown	Apr 19	Oct 23
West Springfield Town	May 3	Oct 8
Westfield	May 3	Oct 8
Weymouth Town	Apr 25	Oct 22
Winthrop Town	Apr 4	Nov 9
Woburn	Apr 25	Oct 17
Worcester	Apr 23	Oct 21

Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, nearest station to each place. Places of 10,000+ people (US Census Bureau, 2024 estimates) within 50 miles of a station.

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