Mexico, NY 13093 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Mexico, NY, ZIP 13093
Around 05/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 255 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 156 frost-free days later.
Mexico sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6a around Mexico 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/10 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. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Mexico compares
Mexico's growing season runs about 156 days, ranking 33,683 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,323 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Mexico can differ from the 13093 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Mexico's frost date answer different questions.