Northport, NY 11768 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Northport, NY?
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 Northport 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 Northport 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 Northport compares
About 215 days separate Northport's last and first frost, putting it 14,073 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 222 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Northport's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Northport's dates instead of trusting one.