Bellerose, NY 11365 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bellerose, NY?
Around 03/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 210 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/25, about 244 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bellerose 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 13 weeks of growing season left in Bellerose 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
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 Bellerose compares
Bellerose's growing season runs about 244 days, ranking 8,243 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 13 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bellerose can differ from the 11365 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Bellerose's frost date answer different questions.