Cleveland, NY 13030 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cleveland, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 173 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Cleveland, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Cleveland 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
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cleveland compares
About 173 days separate Cleveland's last and first frost, putting it 28,027 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 676 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Cleveland can differ from the 13030 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Cleveland's frost date answer different questions.