Silver Springs, NY 14550 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Silver Springs, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/07, about 252 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/10, about 156 frost-free days later.
Silver Springs 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Silver Springs before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/07 isn't a guarantee
05/07 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. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Silver Springs compares
About 156 days separate Silver Springs's last and first frost, putting it 33,756 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,337 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Silver Springs's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Silver Springs's dates instead of trusting one.