Saddle Rock, NY 11356 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Saddle Rock, NY, ZIP 11356
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 244 frost-free days later.
Saddle Rock 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 Saddle Rock has about 13 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 03/26 isn't a guarantee
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Saddle Rock compares
Saddle Rock's growing season runs about 244 days, ranking 8,251 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 20 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Saddle Rock's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Saddle Rock's dates instead of trusting one.