Richfield Springs, NY 13361 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Richfield Springs, NY?
Around 05/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 251 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/06, about 152 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Richfield Springs in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 6 weeks of growing season left in Richfield Springs before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richfield Springs compares
At roughly 152 frost-free days, Richfield Springs places 34,804 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 1,489 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Richfield Springs can differ from the 13361 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Richfield Springs's frost date answer different questions.