Southampton, NY 11968 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Southampton, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 frost-free days later.
Southampton 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Southampton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Southampton's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Southampton compares
About 182 days separate Southampton's last and first frost, putting it 24,142 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 521 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Southampton can differ from the 11968 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Southampton's frost date answer different questions.