Richmondville, NY 12149 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Richmondville, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/09, about 254 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/04, about 148 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Richmondville 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 5 weeks of growing season left in Richmondville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/09 isn't a guarantee
05/09 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. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richmondville compares
About 148 days separate Richmondville's last and first frost, putting it 35,761 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,605 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Richmondville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Richmondville can differ from the 12149 normal.