Marcellus, NY 13108 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Marcellus, NY, ZIP 13108
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 173 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marcellus in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6a around Marcellus 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
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 Marcellus compares
Marcellus's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 27,943 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 665 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Marcellus's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Marcellus can differ from the 13108 normal.