Bemus Point, NY 14722 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bemus Point, NY?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 197 frost-free days later.
Bemus Point 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 10 weeks of growing season left in Bemus Point before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bemus Point compares
About 197 days separate Bemus Point's last and first frost, putting it 18,814 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 342 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Bemus Point's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bemus Point's dates instead of trusting one.