Bellerose, NY 11419 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bellerose, NY, ZIP 11419
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.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Bellerose, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Bellerose 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.
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 Bellerose compares
About 226 days separate Bellerose's last and first frost, putting it 11,233 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 123 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Bellerose's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Bellerose can differ from the 11419 normal.