East Rochester, NY 14625 Frost Dates
Frost dates for East Rochester, NY, ZIP 14625
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 181 frost-free days later.
East Rochester 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
Zone 6b around East 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.
Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee
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 East Rochester compares
About 181 days separate East Rochester's last and first frost, putting it 24,502 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 564 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and East Rochester's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around East Rochester's dates instead of trusting one.