Hancock, NY 18461 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hancock, NY?
Around 05/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 257 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/09, about 152 frost-free days later.
Hancock sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Hancock before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/12 isn't a guarantee
05/12 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. 05/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hancock compares
About 152 days separate Hancock's last and first frost, putting it 34,817 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within NY, it ranks 1,496 of 1,951.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Hancock's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hancock can differ from the 18461 normal.