New York, NY 11386 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.
Why 04/02 isn't a guarantee
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
About 226 days separate New York's last and first frost, putting it 11,106 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 88 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around New York's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in New York can differ from the 11386 normal.