East Rochester, NY 14445 Frost Dates
Frost dates for East Rochester, NY, ZIP 14445
Around 05/02 is the usual last spring frost, about 247 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 167 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts East Rochester 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
Zone 6b around East Rochester has about 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Rochester compares
East Rochester's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 29,944 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 846 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in East Rochester can differ from the 14445 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and East Rochester's frost date answer different questions.