Solvay, NY 13261 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Solvay, NY, ZIP 13261
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.
Solvay sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
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.
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 Solvay compares
Solvay's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 27,850 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 646 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Solvay can differ from the 13261 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Solvay's frost date answer different questions.