Islandia, NY 11716 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Islandia, NY, ZIP 11716
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 207 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Islandia, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7b around Islandia has about 9 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
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Islandia compares
Islandia's growing season runs about 207 days, ranking 15,821 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 285 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Islandia's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Islandia can differ from the 11716 normal.