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Quogue, NY 11931 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Quogue, NY?

Zone 7a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 215 frost-free days later.

Quogue sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Quogue 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

04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 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 Quogue compares

Quogue's growing season runs about 215 days, ranking 14,124 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 236 of 1,951.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Quogue's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Quogue can differ from the 11931 normal.