Delanson, NY 12053 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Delanson, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 153 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Delanson in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Delanson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Delanson's last frost
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 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 Delanson compares
Delanson's growing season runs about 153 days, ranking 34,624 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,453 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Delanson can differ from the 12053 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Delanson's frost date answer different questions.