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Village of the Branch, NY 11725 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Village of the Branch, NY?

Zone 7b

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/09, roughly 224 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 215 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Village of the Branch in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.

What to do before the first frost

About 11 weeks of growing season left in Village of the Branch before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

How much risk comes with planting early here

04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Village of the Branch compares

At roughly 215 frost-free days, Village of the Branch places 14,115 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 228 of 1,951.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Village of the Branch's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Village of the Branch's dates instead of trusting one.