Brewster, NY 10512 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Brewster, NY?
Around 04/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 243 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 170 frost-free days later.
Brewster sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 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
04/28 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 Brewster compares
About 170 days separate Brewster's last and first frost, putting it 29,036 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 761 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Brewster can differ from the 10512 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Brewster's frost date answer different questions.