Holley, NY 14476 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Holley, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 187 frost-free days later.
Holley 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Holley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Holley's last frost
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Holley compares
Holley's growing season runs about 187 days, ranking 22,437 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 445 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Holley's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Holley's dates instead of trusting one.