Rochester, NY 14607 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rochester, NY, ZIP 14607
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rochester 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 Rochester 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rochester compares
Rochester's growing season runs about 181 days, ranking 24,413 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 550 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Rochester can differ from the 14607 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Rochester's frost date answer different questions.