Jeffersonville, NY 18415 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jeffersonville, NY?
Around 05/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 257 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 146 frost-free days later.
Jeffersonville 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Jeffersonville 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
05/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jeffersonville compares
Jeffersonville's growing season runs about 146 days, ranking 36,125 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within NY, it ranks 1,649 of 1,951.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Jeffersonville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Jeffersonville's dates instead of trusting one.