Blasdell, NY 14276 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Blasdell, 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.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Blasdell, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Blasdell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Blasdell compares
Blasdell's growing season runs about 156 days, ranking 33,647 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,301 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Blasdell can differ from the 14276 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Blasdell's frost date answer different questions.