Central Square, NY 13103 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Central Square, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/04, about 249 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 158 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Central Square 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 Central Square before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Central Square compares
About 158 days separate Central Square's last and first frost, putting it 33,010 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,176 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Central Square's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Central Square's dates instead of trusting one.