Richburg, NY 14774 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Richburg, NY, ZIP 14774
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/04, roughly 249 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 163 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Richburg in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5b around Richburg has about 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Richburg compares
Richburg's growing season runs about 163 days, ranking 31,521 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 998 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Richburg can differ from the 14774 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Richburg's frost date answer different questions.