Millerton, NY 06018 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Millerton, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/03, roughly 248 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 161 frost-free days later.
Millerton sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Millerton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Millerton's last frost
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Millerton compares
About 161 days separate Millerton's last and first frost, putting it 32,106 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,045 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Millerton can differ from the 06018 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Millerton's frost date answer different questions.