Le Roy, NY 14482 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Le Roy, NY, ZIP 14482
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/02, roughly 247 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 162 frost-free days later.
Le Roy sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
Zone 6a around Le Roy 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 04/20 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 Le Roy compares
Le Roy's growing season runs about 162 days, ranking 31,721 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,012 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Le Roy's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Le Roy can differ from the 14482 normal.