New York, NY 11234 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New York, NY, ZIP 11234
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. 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
Zone 7b around New York has about 11 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.
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 11,099 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 81 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and New York's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around New York's dates instead of trusting one.