North Tonawanda, NY 14120 Frost Dates
When can you plant in North Tonawanda, NY?
Around 05/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 246 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 167 frost-free days later.
North 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in North Tonawanda before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee
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 North Tonawanda compares
About 167 days separate North Tonawanda's last and first frost, putting it 29,877 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 842 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around North Tonawanda's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in North Tonawanda can differ from the 14120 normal.