Depew, NY 14043 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Depew, NY, ZIP 14043
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 183 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Depew, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Depew has about 8 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 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Depew compares
About 183 days separate Depew's last and first frost, putting it 23,792 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 491 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Depew's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Depew's dates instead of trusting one.