Valatie, NY 12130 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Valatie, 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.
Valatie 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 Valatie 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 Valatie compares
Valatie's growing season runs about 171 days, ranking 28,694 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 731 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Valatie's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Valatie's dates instead of trusting one.