Corfu, NY 14056 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Corfu, NY?
Around 05/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 248 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 165 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Corfu 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 Corfu before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Corfu's last frost
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Corfu compares
About 165 days separate Corfu's last and first frost, putting it 30,673 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 888 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Corfu can differ from the 14056 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Corfu's frost date answer different questions.