Lindenhurst, NY 11704 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lindenhurst, NY?
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.
Lindenhurst 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Lindenhurst before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Lindenhurst's last frost
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 Lindenhurst compares
Lindenhurst's growing season runs about 213 days, ranking 14,450 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 247 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Lindenhurst can differ from the 11704 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Lindenhurst's frost date answer different questions.