Highland Falls, NY 10996 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Highland Falls, NY, ZIP 10996
Around 04/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 225 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 204 frost-free days later.
Highland Falls 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
Zone 6b around Highland Falls has about 9 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.
Why 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Highland Falls compares
Highland Falls's growing season runs about 204 days, ranking 16,599 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 303 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Highland Falls's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Highland Falls can differ from the 10996 normal.