Hilton, NY 14651 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Hilton, NY, ZIP 14651
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/24, roughly 239 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hilton 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 Hilton 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 Hilton compares
About 181 days separate Hilton's last and first frost, putting it 24,514 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 576 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Hilton's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Hilton can differ from the 14651 normal.