Attica, NY 14011 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Attica, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/04, about 249 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 164 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Attica 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Attica before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Attica's last frost
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. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Attica compares
Attica's growing season runs about 164 days, ranking 30,976 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 912 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Attica can differ from the 14011 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Attica's frost date answer different questions.