Dolgeville, NY 13329 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dolgeville, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/05, about 250 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/04, about 151 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dolgeville in Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Dolgeville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/05 isn't a guarantee
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 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 Dolgeville compares
At roughly 151 frost-free days, Dolgeville places 35,062 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 1,538 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Dolgeville can differ from the 13329 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Dolgeville's frost date answer different questions.