Otego, NY 13825 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Otego, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/11, about 256 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 151 frost-free days later.
Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Otego, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Otego 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
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/27 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 Otego compares
About 151 days separate Otego's last and first frost, putting it 35,102 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,545 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Otego can differ from the 13825 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Otego's frost date answer different questions.