Washingtonville, NY 10992 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Washingtonville, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 163 frost-free days later.
Washingtonville 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Washingtonville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Washingtonville compares
Washingtonville's growing season runs about 163 days, ranking 31,373 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 934 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Washingtonville can differ from the 10992 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Washingtonville's frost date answer different questions.