New York, NY 11425 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New York, NY, ZIP 11425
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
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 11,114 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 96 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in New York can differ from the 11425 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and New York's frost date answer different questions.