New York, NY 11229 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New York, NY?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 226 frost-free days later.
New York sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 11 weeks of growing season left in New York before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around New York's last frost
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New York compares
New York's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,097 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 79 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and New York's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around New York's dates instead of trusting one.