Wilson, NY 14109 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wilson, NY?
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wilson in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Wilson before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Wilson's last frost
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
Wilson's growing season runs about 181 days, ranking 24,628 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 594 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Wilson's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Wilson's dates instead of trusting one.