Phelps, NY 14532 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Phelps, NY, ZIP 14532
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Phelps 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 Phelps has about 8 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.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Phelps compares
Phelps's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 26,994 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 608 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Phelps's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Phelps's dates instead of trusting one.