Lake George, NY 12824 Frost Dates
Lake George, NY: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/09, about 254 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 09/30, roughly 143 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake George in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 5 weeks until Lake George's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 05/09 isn't a guarantee
05/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/27 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/25 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Lake George against the rest of the dataset
Lake George's growing season runs about 143 days, ranking 36,562 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,741 of 1,951.
Learn more
Before leaning on 12824's figures: local microclimates explains what one yard in Lake George can differ from the 12824 normal, while zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Lake George's frost date answer different questions.