Ellisburg, NY 13611 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ellisburg, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/10, about 255 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 156 frost-free days later.
Ellisburg sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Ellisburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Ellisburg's last frost
05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ellisburg compares
Ellisburg's growing season runs about 156 days, ranking 33,846 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,370 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Ellisburg can differ from the 13611 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Ellisburg's frost date answer different questions.