East Rockaway, NY 11518 Frost Dates
Frost dates for East Rockaway, NY, ZIP 11518
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 212 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts East Rockaway 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 East Rockaway has about 10 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
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Rockaway compares
About 212 days separate East Rockaway's last and first frost, putting it 14,588 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 272 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in East Rockaway can differ from the 11518 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and East Rockaway's frost date answer different questions.