Voorheesville, NY 12241 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Voorheesville, NY, ZIP 12241
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
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.
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
Voorheesville's growing season runs about 160 days, ranking 32,355 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,094 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Voorheesville can differ from the 12241 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Voorheesville's frost date answer different questions.