Cedarhurst, NY 11516 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cedarhurst, NY, ZIP 11516
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 Cedarhurst 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
Zone 7b around Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst compares
About 226 days separate Cedarhurst's last and first frost, putting it 11,181 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 112 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Cedarhurst's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Cedarhurst can differ from the 11516 normal.