Geneseo, NY 14488 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Geneseo, NY?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 170 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Geneseo in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Geneseo 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
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Geneseo compares
Geneseo's growing season runs about 170 days, ranking 28,953 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 748 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Geneseo's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Geneseo's dates instead of trusting one.