McGraw, NY 13101 Frost Dates
When can you plant in McGraw, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/13, roughly 258 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/04, about 145 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts McGraw 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 5 weeks of growing season left in McGraw before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/13 isn't a guarantee
05/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McGraw compares
McGraw's growing season runs about 145 days, ranking 36,233 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,674 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around McGraw's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in McGraw can differ from the 13101 normal.