North Syracuse, NY 13039 Frost Dates
Frost dates for North Syracuse, NY, ZIP 13039
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 173 frost-free days later.
North Syracuse sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5b around North Syracuse has about 7 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 04/29 isn't a guarantee
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 North Syracuse compares
About 173 days separate North Syracuse's last and first frost, putting it 27,833 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 631 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around North Syracuse's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in North Syracuse can differ from the 13039 normal.