Homer, NY 13077 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Homer, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 154 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Homer in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Homer before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Homer's last frost
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Homer compares
Homer's growing season runs about 154 days, ranking 34,299 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,411 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Homer's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Homer's dates instead of trusting one.