Ellicottville, NY 14729 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ellicottville, NY, ZIP 14729
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/17, about 262 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 136 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ellicottville in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6a around Ellicottville has about 5 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 05/17 isn't a guarantee
05/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ellicottville compares
Ellicottville's growing season runs about 136 days, ranking 37,787 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,834 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Ellicottville can differ from the 14729 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Ellicottville's frost date answer different questions.