Hoosick Falls, NY 12089 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hoosick Falls, NY?
Around 05/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 256 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/02, about 143 frost-free days later.
Hoosick Falls sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5 weeks of growing season left in Hoosick Falls before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/11 isn't a guarantee
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hoosick Falls compares
About 143 days separate Hoosick Falls's last and first frost, putting it 36,525 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,737 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Hoosick Falls's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hoosick Falls can differ from the 12089 normal.