North Collins, NY 14091 Frost Dates
When can you plant in North Collins, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 156 frost-free days later.
North Collins sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in North Collins before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 North Collins compares
About 156 days separate North Collins's last and first frost, putting it 33,703 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,327 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around North Collins's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in North Collins can differ from the 14091 normal.