Bellerose, NY 11435 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 11/14, about 226 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 03/20 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
Bellerose's growing season runs about 226 days, ranking 11,240 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 130 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Bellerose's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bellerose's dates instead of trusting one.