Fort Ann, NY 12838 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fort Ann in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 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.
The actual range around Fort Ann's last frost
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
Fort Ann's growing season runs about 143 days, ranking 36,596 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,752 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 12838 normal.