Liberty, NY 12759 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Liberty, NY?
Around 05/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 252 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 152 frost-free days later.
Liberty sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Liberty before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Liberty compares
Liberty's growing season runs about 152 days, ranking 34,749 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,473 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Liberty's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Liberty's dates instead of trusting one.