Wilson, NY 14095 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wilson, NY, ZIP 14095
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 181 frost-free days later.
Wilson 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 Wilson has about 9 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 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wilson compares
At roughly 181 frost-free days, Wilson places 24,626 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 592 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wilson can differ from the 14095 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Wilson's frost date answer different questions.