Coxsackie, NY 12051 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Coxsackie, NY?
Around 04/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 242 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 171 frost-free days later.
Coxsackie sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Coxsackie 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
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Coxsackie compares
About 171 days separate Coxsackie's last and first frost, putting it 28,671 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 729 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Coxsackie's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Coxsackie's dates instead of trusting one.