Whitney Point, NY 13862 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Whitney Point, NY?
Around 05/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 249 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 163 frost-free days later.
Whitney Point sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Whitney Point 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
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Whitney Point compares
About 163 days separate Whitney Point's last and first frost, putting it 31,472 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 981 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Whitney Point's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Whitney Point can differ from the 13862 normal.