Alfred, NY 14802 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Alfred, NY, ZIP 14802
Around 05/11 is the usual last spring frost, about 256 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 150 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Alfred 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 Alfred has about 6 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 05/11 isn't a guarantee
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Alfred compares
About 150 days separate Alfred's last and first frost, putting it 35,276 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,572 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Alfred's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Alfred's dates instead of trusting one.