North Syracuse, NY 13211 Frost Dates
Frost dates for North Syracuse, NY, ZIP 13211
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 North Syracuse 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 North Syracuse 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 North Syracuse compares
North Syracuse's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 27,834 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 632 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and North Syracuse's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around North Syracuse's dates instead of trusting one.