Brewster, NY 10505 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Brewster, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brewster 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 Brewster 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 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Brewster compares
About 172 days separate Brewster's last and first frost, putting it 28,320 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 708 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Brewster's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Brewster can differ from the 10505 normal.