Bellerose, NY 11439 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bellerose, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/14, about 226 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bellerose in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's 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.
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
At roughly 226 frost-free days, Bellerose places 11,241 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 131 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bellerose's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bellerose can differ from the 11439 normal.