Goshen, NY 12552 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Goshen, NY?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 182 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Goshen, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Goshen before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goshen compares
Goshen's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,124 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 519 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Goshen's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Goshen's dates instead of trusting one.