Montour Falls, NY 14865 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Montour Falls, NY?
Around 05/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 255 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 150 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Montour Falls 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Montour Falls before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/10 isn't a guarantee
05/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/26 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 Montour Falls compares
About 150 days separate Montour Falls's last and first frost, putting it 35,323 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,583 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Montour Falls's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Montour Falls can differ from the 14865 normal.