Canisteo, NY 14831 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Canisteo, NY, ZIP 14831
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.
Canisteo sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Canisteo 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 Canisteo compares
Canisteo's growing season runs about 150 days, ranking 35,304 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,575 of 1,951.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Canisteo can differ from the 14831 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Canisteo's frost date answer different questions.