Voorheesville, NY 12201 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Voorheesville, NY, ZIP 12201
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/03, about 248 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 160 frost-free days later.
Voorheesville 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
Zone 6a around Voorheesville has about 6 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 05/03 isn't a guarantee
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Voorheesville compares
Voorheesville's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,334 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,073 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Voorheesville can differ from the 12201 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Voorheesville's frost date answer different questions.