Sodus, NY 14538 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Sodus, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 158 frost-free days later.
Sodus 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Sodus before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sodus compares
About 158 days separate Sodus's last and first frost, putting it 33,015 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,180 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Sodus's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Sodus's dates instead of trusting one.