Solvay, NY 13221 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Solvay, NY, ZIP 13221
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.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Solvay, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Solvay 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 Solvay compares
Solvay's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 27,846 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 642 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Solvay can differ from the 13221 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Solvay's frost date answer different questions.