Granville, NY 05774 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Granville, NY?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 164 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Granville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Granville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Granville compares
About 164 days separate Granville's last and first frost, putting it 30,977 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 913 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Granville can differ from the 05774 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Granville's frost date answer different questions.