East Nassau, NY 12168 Frost Dates
When can you plant in East Nassau, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/05, about 250 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/05, about 152 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 East Nassau, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 5 weeks of growing season left in East Nassau before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/05 isn't a guarantee
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Nassau compares
About 152 days separate East Nassau's last and first frost, putting it 34,856 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,514 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in East Nassau can differ from the 12168 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and East Nassau's frost date answer different questions.