Tupper Lake, NY 12927 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tupper Lake, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/18, roughly 263 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/28, about 132 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tupper Lake in Zone 4a (-30 to -25°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 4 weeks of growing season left in Tupper Lake 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
05/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tupper Lake compares
At roughly 132 frost-free days, Tupper Lake places 38,194 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 1,888 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tupper Lake's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tupper Lake can differ from the 12927 normal.