Quogue, NY 11946 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Quogue, NY, ZIP 11946
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 160 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Quogue in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around Quogue has about 7 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
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Quogue compares
About 160 days separate Quogue's last and first frost, putting it 32,395 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,114 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Quogue's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Quogue's dates instead of trusting one.