Hancock, NY 13783 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hancock, NY, ZIP 13783
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/12, roughly 257 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 152 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
Zone 5b around Hancock has about 6 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 04/26 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 Hancock compares
Hancock's growing season runs about 152 days, ranking 34,816 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,495 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hancock's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hancock can differ from the 13783 normal.