Sloatsburg, NY 10974 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sloatsburg, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/19, roughly 234 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 188 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sloatsburg in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Sloatsburg 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
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sloatsburg compares
Sloatsburg's growing season runs about 188 days, ranking 22,048 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 431 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Sloatsburg's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Sloatsburg can differ from the 10974 normal.