Barker, NY 14012 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Barker, NY?
Around 04/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 241 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Barker in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Barker before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Barker compares
About 182 days separate Barker's last and first frost, putting it 24,274 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 543 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Barker can differ from the 14012 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Barker's frost date answer different questions.