Candor, NY 13743 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Candor, NY, ZIP 13743
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/12, about 257 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 143 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Candor in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6a around Candor 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
05/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Candor compares
Candor's growing season runs about 143 days, ranking 36,576 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,746 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Candor can differ from the 13743 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Candor's frost date answer different questions.