Peekskill, NY 10598 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Peekskill, 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.
Peekskill sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Peekskill before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
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 Peekskill compares
About 172 days separate Peekskill's last and first frost, putting it 28,179 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 695 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Peekskill can differ from the 10598 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Peekskill's frost date answer different questions.