Tannersville, NY 12485 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tannersville, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/20, about 265 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/27, about 129 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Tannersville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Tannersville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/20 isn't a guarantee
05/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tannersville compares
About 129 days separate Tannersville's last and first frost, putting it 38,486 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,910 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Tannersville can differ from the 12485 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Tannersville's frost date answer different questions.