Tonawanda, NY 14072 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tonawanda, NY, ZIP 14072
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 167 frost-free days later.
Tonawanda sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Tonawanda has about 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/01 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. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tonawanda compares
Tonawanda's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 29,897 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 844 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Tonawanda's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Tonawanda can differ from the 14072 normal.