Gowanda, NY 14034 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Gowanda, NY, ZIP 14034
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/07, roughly 252 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 156 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Gowanda 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
Zone 6a around Gowanda 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.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gowanda compares
Gowanda's growing season runs about 156 days, ranking 33,650 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,303 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Gowanda's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Gowanda can differ from the 14034 normal.