Victor, NY 14564 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Victor, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 167 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Victor, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Victor before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/02 isn't a guarantee
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 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 Victor compares
Victor's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 30,003 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 854 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Victor's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Victor can differ from the 14564 normal.