Hammond, NY 13614 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hammond, NY, ZIP 13614
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/14, about 259 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 134 frost-free days later.
Hammond sits in USDA Zone 5a (-20 to -15°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
Zone 5a around Hammond has about 4 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.
Why 05/14 isn't a guarantee
05/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hammond compares
About 134 days separate Hammond's last and first frost, putting it 38,018 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,874 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Hammond can differ from the 13614 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5a and Hammond's frost date answer different questions.