Woodridge, NY 12740 Frost Dates
Woodridge, NY: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/07, roughly 154 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Woodridge in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 6 weeks until Woodridge's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/25 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/23 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Woodridge against the rest of the dataset
Woodridge's growing season runs about 154 days, ranking 34,392 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,422 of 1,951.
Learn more
Before leaning on 12740's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Woodridge's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Woodridge's dates instead of trusting one.