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Frost Depth in Massachusetts: When the Ground Freezes

1 of Massachusetts's 1 monitoring stations froze at 2 inches in some winters on record, and none froze in most.

Stations that typically freeze
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Station by station

When does the ground freeze in Massachusetts?

Each bar runs from the typical first freeze to the typical last thaw at that depth, the median over the station's complete winters on record, with the typical number of frozen days after it. Frost reaches the deeper probes later in the winter. A depth that froze in fewer than half of its winters has no typical dates. Stations: 1 froze in some winters.

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USCRN

Froze at 2 inches in 1 of its one complete winter on record.

2 in
Each frozen winter's first freeze to last thaw at 2 inches.

2 in: froze in 1 of 1 · 4 in: froze in 0 of 1

Nov 3, 2026: Not frozen

A winter runs July to June. Our station readings come from one grass-covered site per station at five fixed depths, and often show shallower frost than regional figures.

More on frost depth

Where the ground is frozen today across the US · Massachusetts soil temperature · First frost and frost depth guide