Holland Patent, NY 13486 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Holland Patent, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/06, roughly 251 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 157 frost-free days later.
Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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 Holland Patent, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Holland Patent before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
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 Holland Patent compares
Holland Patent's growing season runs about 157 days, ranking 33,436 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,261 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Holland Patent can differ from the 13486 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5a and Holland Patent's frost date answer different questions.