New Berlin, NY 13411 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Berlin, NY, ZIP 13411
Around 05/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 258 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/04, about 145 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Berlin 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
Zone 5b around New Berlin has about 5 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
05/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Berlin compares
About 145 days separate New Berlin's last and first frost, putting it 36,239 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,677 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and New Berlin's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around New Berlin's dates instead of trusting one.