Frost dates · 17 cities · zones 5b–7b
New York frost dates, city by city
Median last spring frost across 17 New York cities runs from April 1 in New York to May 5 in Binghamton.
| City | Zone | Last frost median | First frost median | Season | Jan → Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 19 | 233 d | |
| Buffalo | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 183 d | |
| Yonkers | 7b | Apr 20 | Oct 26 | 189 d | |
| Rochester | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 25 | 181 d | |
| Syracuse | 6a | Apr 29 | Oct 19 | 173 d | |
| Albany | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 | 169 d | |
| New Rochelle | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 | 230 d | |
| Mount Vernon | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 | 230 d | |
| Schenectady | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 | 169 d | |
| Utica | 5b | May 1 | Oct 13 | 164 d | |
| White Plains | 7a | Apr 12 | Oct 31 | 200 d | |
| Hempstead | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 | 224 d | |
| Troy | 6a | Apr 19 | Oct 26 | 190 d | |
| Niagara Falls | 6b | Apr 26 | Oct 25 | 179 d | |
| Binghamton | 6a | May 5 | Oct 12 | 159 d | |
| Freeport | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 | 212 d | |
| Kiryas Joel | 6b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 | 204 d |
Medians from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals at each city's nearest qualifying station; zones from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Open a city for the 1-in-10-year dates, the station, and a planting calendar for every sauce crop.
All states →Build a plan from your ZIP →Earliest: New York (Apr 1) · Latest: Binghamton (May 5)