Hancock, NY 13774 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hancock, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/15, roughly 260 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/03, about 140 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hancock in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Hancock 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
05/15 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 Hancock compares
At roughly 140 frost-free days, Hancock places 37,083 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 1,800 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Hancock's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hancock can differ from the 13774 normal.