Voorheesville, NY 12214 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Voorheesville, NY?
Around 05/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 248 days away. 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Voorheesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 32,335 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,074 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Voorheesville can differ from the 12214 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Voorheesville's frost date answer different questions.