Chateaugay, NY 12923 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chateaugay, NY?
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.
Chateaugay 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 Chateaugay 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
05/06 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 Chateaugay compares
Chateaugay's growing season runs about 151 days, ranking 35,116 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,548 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Chateaugay's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Chateaugay can differ from the 12923 normal.