East Rockaway, NY 11572 Frost Dates
Frost dates for East Rockaway, NY, ZIP 11572
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.
East Rockaway 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
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.
Why 04/07 isn't a guarantee
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
East Rockaway's growing season runs about 212 days, ranking 14,589 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 273 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around East Rockaway's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in East Rockaway can differ from the 11572 normal.