Frost dates in New York

Across New York, the typical last spring frost is around May 1 and the first fall frost around Oct 14. Your own dates depend on where you are in the state; find your county below.

Most of the state's last spring frosts fall between Apr 2 and May 14, and its first fall frosts between Oct 1 and Nov 16.

These are the dates with a 50% chance of a 32°F frost on or after (spring) or on or before (fall), so plan tender crops a week or two after the spring date and keep row cover handy. For dates at your exact ZIP code, use the zone and frost date lookup; for what to plant when, see the planting guide by frost date.

Hardiness zones in New York: zone 4a, zone 4b, zone 5a, zone 5b, zone 6a, zone 6b, zone 7a, zone 7b

Frost dates by county in New York

CountyLast spring frostFirst fall frostGrowing season
AlbanyApr 27Oct 15About 171 days
AlleganyMay 15Oct 2About 140 days
BronxApr 1Nov 16About 229 days
BroomeMay 4Oct 11About 160 days
CattaraugusMay 14Oct 6About 145 days
CayugaMay 1Oct 21About 173 days
ChautauquaMay 5Oct 20About 168 days
ChemungMay 6Oct 10About 157 days
ChenangoMay 13Oct 4About 144 days
ClintonMay 6Oct 5About 152 days
ColumbiaApr 27Oct 14About 170 days
CortlandMay 12Oct 5About 146 days
DelawareMay 17Oct 3About 139 days
DutchessMay 4Oct 7About 156 days
ErieMay 3Oct 20About 170 days
EssexMay 5Oct 3About 151 days
FranklinMay 10Oct 2About 145 days
FultonMay 11Oct 3About 145 days
GeneseeMay 3Oct 16About 166 days
GreeneMay 3Oct 12About 162 days
HamiltonMay 23Sep 27About 127 days
HerkimerMay 5Oct 4About 152 days
JeffersonMay 11Oct 1About 143 days
KingsApr 1Nov 19About 232 days
LewisMay 10Oct 1About 144 days
LivingstonMay 2Oct 16About 167 days
MadisonMay 6Oct 9About 156 days
MonroeApr 24Oct 25About 184 days
MontgomeryMay 7Oct 6About 152 days
NassauApr 2Nov 12About 224 days
New YorkMar 30Nov 20About 235 days
NiagaraApr 26Oct 26About 183 days
OneidaMay 4Oct 13About 162 days
OnondagaApr 29Oct 19About 173 days
OntarioMay 2Oct 18About 169 days
OrangeApr 21Oct 22About 184 days
OrleansMay 1Oct 20About 172 days
OswegoMay 10Oct 14About 157 days
OtsegoMay 9Oct 6About 150 days
PutnamApr 28Oct 17About 172 days
QueensMar 30Nov 20About 235 days
RensselaerMay 1Oct 14About 166 days
RichmondApr 2Nov 10About 222 days
RocklandApr 20Oct 26About 189 days
SaratogaMay 2Oct 7About 158 days
SchenectadyMay 7Oct 15About 161 days
SchoharieMay 9Oct 4About 148 days
SchuylerMay 10Oct 8About 151 days
SenecaMay 1Oct 21About 173 days
St. LawrenceMay 9Oct 1About 145 days
SteubenMay 12Oct 5About 146 days
SuffolkApr 10Nov 2About 206 days
SullivanMay 9Oct 7About 151 days
TiogaMay 12Oct 10About 151 days
TompkinsMay 10Oct 8About 151 days
UlsterMay 6Oct 7About 154 days
WarrenMay 9Sep 30About 144 days
WashingtonMay 6Oct 6About 153 days
WayneMay 6Oct 10About 157 days
WestchesterApr 20Oct 26About 189 days
WyomingMay 7Oct 10About 156 days
YatesApr 30Oct 22About 175 days

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, 50% probability of 32°F, from the weather station nearest each ZIP code; each county shows the middle value across its ZIP codes. Hills, valleys and cities can run a week or more earlier or later.

Frost dates for other states