Jeffersonville, NY 12787 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jeffersonville, NY?
Around 05/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 257 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 146 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jeffersonville in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Jeffersonville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/12 isn't a guarantee
05/12 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. 05/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jeffersonville compares
Jeffersonville's growing season runs about 146 days, ranking 36,123 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,647 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Jeffersonville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Jeffersonville can differ from the 12787 normal.