Arkport, NY 14807 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Arkport, NY?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/11, roughly 256 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 150 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Arkport 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Arkport 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
05/11 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 Arkport compares
At roughly 150 frost-free days, Arkport places 35,352 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within NY, it ranks 1,585 of 1,951.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Arkport can differ from the 14807 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Arkport's frost date answer different questions.