Cobleskill, NY 12187 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cobleskill, 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.
Cobleskill 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 Cobleskill 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
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 Cobleskill compares
About 148 days separate Cobleskill's last and first frost, putting it 35,712 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,599 of 1,951.
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