Freeport, NY 11710 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Freeport, NY, ZIP 11710
Around 04/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 218 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/11, about 221 frost-free days later.
Freeport 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 Freeport 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 04/03 isn't a guarantee
04/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Freeport compares
At roughly 221 frost-free days, Freeport places 12,442 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 195 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Freeport can differ from the 11710 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Freeport's frost date answer different questions.