Falconer, NY 14747 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Falconer, NY, ZIP 14747
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 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
Zone 6a around Falconer 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.
The actual range around Falconer's last frost
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 Falconer compares
About 136 days separate Falconer's last and first frost, putting it 37,699 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,825 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Falconer can differ from the 14747 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Falconer's frost date answer different questions.