Clinton, NY 13323 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Clinton, NY, ZIP 13323
Around 05/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 251 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 157 frost-free days later.
Clinton sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5b around Clinton 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
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Clinton compares
About 157 days separate Clinton's last and first frost, putting it 33,350 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,236 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Clinton can differ from the 13323 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Clinton's frost date answer different questions.