Scotia, NY 12302 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Scotia, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/27, roughly 242 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 169 frost-free days later.
Scotia 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Scotia before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Scotia's last frost
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Scotia compares
Scotia's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,407 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 800 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Scotia's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Scotia's dates instead of trusting one.