White Plains, NY 10605 Frost Dates
Frost dates for White Plains, NY, ZIP 10605
Around 04/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 235 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 189 frost-free days later.
White Plains 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
Zone 7a around White Plains has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How White Plains compares
About 189 days separate White Plains's last and first frost, putting it 21,396 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 380 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around White Plains's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in White Plains can differ from the 10605 normal.