Shoreham, NY 11778 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Shoreham, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/04, roughly 219 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 215 frost-free days later.
Shoreham 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 Shoreham 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
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Shoreham compares
Shoreham's growing season runs about 215 days, ranking 14,173 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 244 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Shoreham can differ from the 11778 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Shoreham's frost date answer different questions.