Syracuse, NY 13224 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Syracuse, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. 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 Syracuse, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Syracuse before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Syracuse compares
About 173 days separate Syracuse's last and first frost, putting it 27,679 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 626 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Syracuse's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Syracuse can differ from the 13224 normal.