Bellerose, NY 11426 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bellerose, NY?
Around 04/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 217 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 224 frost-free days later.
Bellerose 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 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bellerose compares
At roughly 224 frost-free days, Bellerose places 11,928 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 183 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Bellerose can differ from the 11426 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Bellerose's frost date answer different questions.