Burke, NY 12917 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Burke, NY, ZIP 12917
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/04, about 151 frost-free days later.
Burke sits in USDA Zone 4b (-25 to -20°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
Zone 4b around Burke has about 5 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
05/06 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. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burke compares
Burke's growing season runs about 151 days, ranking 35,184 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,566 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Burke can differ from the 12917 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 4b and Burke's frost date answer different questions.