Falconer, NY 14738 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Falconer, NY?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/22, about 267 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/30, about 131 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Falconer 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
About 5 weeks of growing season left in Falconer before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Falconer compares
Falconer's growing season runs about 131 days, ranking 38,278 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,904 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Falconer's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Falconer can differ from the 14738 normal.