Westbury, NY 11022 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Westbury, NY?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 224 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Westbury in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Westbury 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Westbury compares
At roughly 224 frost-free days, Westbury places 11,760 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 140 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Westbury's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Westbury can differ from the 11022 normal.