New Hartford, NY 13413 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Hartford, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 157 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for New Hartford, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in New Hartford 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 04/22 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 New Hartford compares
At roughly 157 frost-free days, New Hartford places 33,342 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 1,232 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in New Hartford can differ from the 13413 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and New Hartford's frost date answer different questions.