Ellenville, NY 12420 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ellenville, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 163 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Ellenville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Ellenville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ellenville compares
At roughly 163 frost-free days, Ellenville places 31,381 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 935 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ellenville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ellenville can differ from the 12420 normal.