Fort Ann, NY 12827 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fort Ann, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/09, roughly 254 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 143 frost-free days later.
Fort Ann sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 5 weeks of growing season left in Fort Ann 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
05/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fort Ann compares
At roughly 143 frost-free days, Fort Ann places 36,595 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 1,751 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Fort Ann's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Fort Ann can differ from the 12827 normal.