West Haverstraw, NY 10984 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Haverstraw, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 172 frost-free days later.
West Haverstraw 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 West Haverstraw before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around West Haverstraw's last frost
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 West Haverstraw compares
West Haverstraw's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,225 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 698 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in West Haverstraw can differ from the 10984 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and West Haverstraw's frost date answer different questions.