Pawling, NY 06755 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pawling, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/28, about 243 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 170 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pawling in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Pawling before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/28 isn't a guarantee
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 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 Pawling compares
About 170 days separate Pawling's last and first frost, putting it 29,048 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 763 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pawling's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pawling can differ from the 06755 normal.