Solvay, NY 13089 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Solvay, NY, ZIP 13089
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Solvay 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
Zone 5b around Solvay 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 Solvay compares
About 173 days separate Solvay's last and first frost, putting it 27,839 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 635 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Solvay's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Solvay's dates instead of trusting one.