Voorheesville, NY 12229 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Voorheesville in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's 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.
The actual range around Voorheesville's last frost
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
About 160 days separate Voorheesville's last and first frost, putting it 32,343 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,082 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Voorheesville can differ from the 12229 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Voorheesville's frost date answer different questions.