Baldwinsville, NY 13027 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Baldwinsville, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/04, roughly 249 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 158 frost-free days later.
Baldwinsville sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Baldwinsville 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
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Baldwinsville compares
About 158 days separate Baldwinsville's last and first frost, putting it 32,955 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,157 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Baldwinsville can differ from the 13027 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Baldwinsville's frost date answer different questions.