Babylon, NY 11703 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Babylon, NY, ZIP 11703
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 213 frost-free days later.
Babylon 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 Babylon 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 04/06 isn't a guarantee
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Babylon compares
At roughly 213 frost-free days, Babylon places 14,468 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 250 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Babylon can differ from the 11703 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Babylon's frost date answer different questions.