Troy, NY 12181 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Troy, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 190 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Troy, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Troy before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/19 isn't a guarantee
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Troy compares
Troy's growing season runs about 190 days, ranking 21,016 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 364 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Troy's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Troy's dates instead of trusting one.