DeRuyter, NY 13052 Frost Dates
When can you plant in DeRuyter, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 156 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 DeRuyter, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in DeRuyter before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
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 DeRuyter compares
At roughly 156 frost-free days, DeRuyter places 33,796 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 1,352 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in DeRuyter can differ from the 13052 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and DeRuyter's frost date answer different questions.