Ravena, NY 12087 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ravena, NY?
Around 05/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 248 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 160 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Ravena, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Ravena 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
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ravena compares
About 160 days separate Ravena's last and first frost, putting it 32,322 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,066 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Ravena's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Ravena's dates instead of trusting one.