Panama, NY 14710 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Panama, NY?
Around 05/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 267 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 131 frost-free days later.
Panama 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 5 weeks of growing season left in Panama before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/22 isn't a guarantee
05/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Panama compares
Panama's growing season runs about 131 days, ranking 38,324 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,906 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Panama can differ from the 14710 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Panama's frost date answer different questions.