Rhode Island frost dates by county and ZIP code

Eroded bluffs and rocky shoreline on Block Island, Rhode Island — Photo: rboed*, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Across 81 Rhode Island ZIP codes the average last spring frost runs Apr 7 to May 3 and the average first fall frost Oct 8 to Nov 13 (50% odds, 32°F, NOAA 1991–2020 normals), with USDA hardiness zones. Download the table as CSV.

Counties

Bristol
Kent
Newport
Providence
Washington

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