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New York frost dates

Across 176 NOAA climate stations in New York, the median last spring frost (32°F) ranges from Mar 26 at New York Laguardia AP to Jun 2 at Saranac Rgnl AP; the typical station sees its last frost around May 4 and its first fall frost around Oct 12.

“Median” dates have a 50% chance of a later spring frost or an earlier fall frost. “10% risk” dates are the safer choice for tender plants: only 1 year in 10 has frost beyond them. Source: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 Climate Normals. Elevation matters: within a state, frost dates can differ by a month or more between valleys and hills.

StationElevationLast frost (median)Last frost (10% risk)First frost (median)First frost (10% risk)Growing season
Addison999 ftMay 14May 28Oct 5Sep 23144 days
Albany AP312 ftApr 27May 11Oct 15Oct 3169 days
Albion472 ftMay 1May 16Oct 20Oct 4170 days
Alcove Dam607 ftMay 3May 18Oct 12Oct 1160 days
Alfred1,924 ftMay 18Jun 1Oct 1Sep 17135 days
Allegany Sp1,500 ftMay 12May 28Oct 9Sep 28150 days
Angelica1,475 ftMay 21Jun 6Sep 30Sep 14130 days
Auburn770 ftMay 2May 18Oct 18Oct 3166 days
Aurora Rsch Farm830 ftMay 1May 16Oct 21Oct 4172 days
Avon545 ftMay 3May 15Oct 15Oct 1163 days
Baiting Hollow70 ftApr 24May 9Oct 25Oct 11182 days
Batavia913 ftMay 3May 18Oct 16Oct 1165 days
Bath1,120 ftMay 12May 28Oct 3Sep 20144 days
Big Moose 3 Se1,760 ftMay 21Jun 4Sep 24Sep 12127 days
Binghamton1,606 ftMay 2May 18Oct 11Sep 28162 days
Boonville 4 Ssw1,550 ftMay 10May 28Oct 4Sep 22145 days
Brewerton Lock 23377 ftMay 4May 19Oct 11Sep 27158 days
Bridgehampton42 ftApr 23May 8Oct 24Oct 11182 days
Brockport498 ftApr 24May 7Oct 30Oct 12187 days
Bronx39 ftApr 1Apr 12Nov 16Nov 2230 days
Buffalo693 ftApr 24May 9Oct 26Oct 10183 days
Buskirk499 ftMay 6May 21Oct 6Sep 22154 days
Cairo 3 Nw490 ftApr 29May 13Oct 14Oct 1169 days
Callicoon Ctr1,221 ftMay 12May 28Oct 7Sep 25146 days
Camden580 ftMay 12May 29Oct 5Sep 22144 days
Canandaigua 3 S720 ftApr 29May 12Oct 22Oct 6175 days
Canton 4 Se448 ftMay 9May 25Sep 30Sep 16142 days
Carmel 4N680 ftApr 28May 14Oct 16Oct 3170 days
Centerport30 ftApr 9Apr 23Nov 10Oct 30215 days
Chazy157 ftApr 30May 14Oct 12Sep 29164 days
Cherry Valley 2 Nne1,360 ftMay 6May 24Oct 6Sep 24152 days
Cobleskill 2 Ese1,169 ftMay 9May 26Oct 4Sep 19148 days
Colden 1 N1,025 ftMay 7May 23Oct 11Sep 27156 days
Colden 1W1,535 ftMay 4May 19Oct 17Oct 1166 days
Colton 2 N580 ftMay 5May 21Oct 8Sep 26156 days
Conklingville Dam808 ftApr 30May 13Oct 16Oct 2169 days
Cooperstown1,257 ftMay 7May 26Oct 7Sep 24154 days
Copake550 ftMay 4May 19Oct 11Oct 1160 days
Corning1,147 ftMay 17May 31Oct 2Sep 21139 days
Dannemora1,340 ftMay 6May 21Oct 11Sep 29157 days
Dansville660 ftMay 4May 19Oct 16Oct 1163 days
Dansville Muni AP685 ftMay 1May 18Oct 19Oct 4170 days
Delanson 2NE984 ftMay 7May 23Oct 7Sep 25153 days
Delhi 2 Se1,460 ftMay 19Jun 3Oct 1Sep 17132 days
Deposit1,000 ftMay 12May 27Oct 9Sep 26152 days
Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley200 ftApr 20May 6Oct 26Oct 10189 days
Downsville Dam1,200 ftMay 15May 30Oct 3Sep 21140 days
Dunkirk631 ftApr 30May 15Oct 23Oct 6175 days
Dunkirk Chautauqua AP666 ftMay 5May 20Oct 20Oct 5167 days
E Jewett1,991 ftMay 20Jun 2Sep 27Sep 13129 days
E Sidney1,155 ftMay 11May 26Oct 9Sep 27151 days
Ellenburg Depot950 ftMay 10May 25Oct 2Sep 17144 days
Elmira947 ftMay 6May 21Oct 11Sep 29158 days
Elmira Corning Rgnl AP955 ftMay 9May 24Oct 9Sep 28151 days
Emmons1,225 ftMay 17May 30Oct 3Sep 20141 days
Endicott827 ftMay 5May 21Oct 12Sep 29159 days
Farmingdale AP81 ftApr 6Apr 20Nov 6Oct 25213 days
Franklinville1,590 ftMay 14May 30Oct 6Sep 23144 days
Fredonia760 ftApr 25May 9Nov 1Oct 13185 days
Freeville 1 Ne1,050 ftMay 7May 23Oct 8Sep 27154 days
Fulton360 ftApr 27May 9Oct 24Oct 4180 days
Fulton Oswego Co AP475 ftMay 2May 16Oct 16Oct 1165 days
Geneva Rsch Farm718 ftApr 30May 12Oct 21Oct 4173 days
Glens Falls AP321 ftMay 9May 25Sep 30Sep 18143 days
Glens Falls Farm504 ftMay 17May 31Sep 29Sep 17135 days
Gloversville 7NW (Peck Lake)1,455 ftMay 11May 25Oct 3Sep 20143 days
Gouverneur 3 Nw420 ftMay 14May 30Sep 26Sep 12134 days
Grafton1,560 ftMay 1May 15Oct 11Sep 28162 days
Hemlock902 ftMay 2May 16Oct 18Oct 2167 days
Highmarket 2W1,804 ftMay 22Jun 7Sep 26Sep 13125 days
Honeoye800 ftMay 10May 27Oct 4Sep 22147 days
Hornell Almond Dam1,325 ftMay 11May 26Oct 8Sep 26150 days
Hudson Correctional Facility30 ftApr 25May 10Oct 18Oct 4176 days
Indian Lake 2SW1,670 ftMay 23Jun 4Sep 27Sep 12125 days
Islip Li Macarthur AP84 ftApr 10Apr 25Nov 2Oct 18207 days
Ithaca 13 E1,228 ftMay 13May 29Oct 4Sep 23145 days
Ithaca Cornell Univ960 ftMay 11May 26Oct 3Sep 21145 days
Jamestown 4 Ene1,250 ftMay 8May 25Oct 13Oct 1158 days
Lake Placid 2 S1,888 ftMay 27Jun 7Sep 22Sep 8118 days
Lansing Manor1,100 ftMay 18Jun 1Oct 2Sep 19137 days
Lawrenceville 3 Sw466 ftMay 10May 25Oct 5Sep 17148 days
Liberty 1 Ne1,580 ftMay 9May 23Oct 5Sep 24149 days
Little Falls City Rsch893 ftMay 5May 20Oct 4Sep 21151 days
Little Valley1,625 ftMay 17May 31Oct 1Sep 18136 days
Lockport 4E610 ftApr 26May 8Oct 26Oct 9182 days
Lowville863 ftMay 8May 23Oct 1Sep 19145 days
Malone878 ftMay 6May 21Oct 4Sep 21151 days
Massena Intl AP214 ftMay 8May 23Oct 1Sep 17144 days
Mattituck20 ftApr 19May 4Nov 1Oct 17196 days
Mecklenburg 4SW1,510 ftMay 10May 26Oct 8Sep 25150 days
Middletown 2 Nw700 ftApr 21May 5Oct 22Oct 5182 days
Millbrook 3 W413 ftMay 4May 21Oct 7Sep 28155 days
Mineola96 ftApr 2Apr 16Nov 12Oct 31224 days
Mohonk Lake1,245 ftApr 21May 5Oct 27Oct 12188 days
Molloy Cercom5 ftApr 4Apr 21Nov 11Oct 27219 days
Montauk AP7 ftApr 7Apr 20Nov 15Nov 2222 days
Montgomery Orange AP365 ftMay 1May 17Oct 11Sep 30163 days
Morrisville 6 Sw1,681 ftMay 6May 21Oct 9Sep 28156 days
Mt Morris 2 W880 ftApr 30May 13Oct 17Oct 1170 days
Mt Sinai50 ftApr 4Apr 19Nov 7Oct 20215 days
N Tonawanda578 ftMay 6May 19Oct 15Sep 30160 days
New York Cntrl Pk Twr130 ftMar 30Apr 9Nov 20Nov 6236 days
New York Jfk Intl AP11 ftApr 2Apr 13Nov 14Nov 2226 days
New York Laguardia AP11 ftMar 26Apr 6Nov 25Nov 10244 days
Newcomb1,647 ftMay 21Jun 3Sep 26Sep 13126 days
Niagara Falls588 ftApr 26May 11Oct 25Oct 7179 days
Niagara Falls Intl AP585 ftMay 1May 15Oct 19Oct 3167 days
Norwich989 ftMay 13May 27Oct 4Sep 20142 days
Ny Ave V Brooklyn20 ftApr 1Apr 12Nov 19Nov 6233 days
Oceanside12 ftApr 7Apr 26Nov 8Oct 27212 days
Ogdensburg 4 Ne280 ftApr 29May 11Oct 10Sep 25162 days
Old Forge1,748 ftMay 18Jun 1Sep 30Sep 18134 days
Olean1,420 ftMay 7May 22Oct 11Sep 29156 days
Orient Pt Sp3 ftApr 6May 2Nov 17Oct 31221 days
Oswego324 ftApr 22May 7Oct 29Oct 9187 days
Pavilion 2NE1,020 ftMay 2May 18Oct 14Sep 30162 days
Penn Yan AP903 ftApr 30May 14Oct 22Oct 5173 days
Perrysburg1,210 ftMay 3May 16Oct 20Oct 4168 days
Peru 2 Wsw510 ftMay 4May 17Oct 4Sep 23152 days
Platte Clove2,032 ftMay 9May 25Oct 4Sep 23147 days
Plattsburgh Intl AP234 ftMay 6May 19Oct 5Sep 23152 days
Port Jervis580 ftMay 5May 19Oct 10Sep 28158 days
Portland1 Sw808 ftApr 25May 12Oct 31Oct 15187 days
Poughkeepsie251 ftApr 21May 4Oct 21Oct 7183 days
Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co AP166 ftApr 30May 14Oct 14Oct 1168 days
Pulaski399 ftMay 10May 26Oct 14Sep 29156 days
Ray Brook1,620 ftMay 21Jun 5Sep 24Sep 7123 days
Rhinebeck 4SE301 ftMay 14Jun 1Sep 28Sep 14134 days
Riverhead Rsch Farm100 ftApr 6Apr 19Nov 9Oct 28215 days
Rochester Gtr Intl AP533 ftApr 24May 8Oct 25Oct 8181 days
Rock Hill 3 Sw1,270 ftMay 7May 22Oct 7Sep 25152 days
Rome Griffiss Airfield519 ftMay 6May 20Oct 13Sep 29157 days
Salamanca 21,415 ftMay 18Jun 1Oct 1Sep 19135 days
Saranac Rgnl AP1,663 ftJun 2Jun 19Sep 9Aug 2697 days
Saratoga Springs 4 Sw326 ftMay 2May 17Oct 7Sep 27158 days
Schoharie734 ftMay 2May 17Oct 13Oct 1163 days
Setauket Strong40 ftApr 15May 4Nov 10Oct 27208 days
Sherburne1,095 ftMay 13May 28Oct 4Sep 22145 days
Shirley Brookhaven AP82 ftApr 18May 1Oct 28Oct 13193 days
Shrub Oak462 ftApr 30May 13Oct 17Oct 4172 days
Slide Mtn2,650 ftMay 6May 23Oct 7Sep 26154 days
Sodus 1W444 ftMay 6May 21Oct 10Sep 27158 days
Spencer 1 Ne1,170 ftMay 12May 27Oct 3Sep 21143 days
Stillwater Rsvr1,690 ftMay 15May 31Oct 2Sep 20139 days
Stormville915 ftApr 21May 4Oct 25Oct 8185 days
Syracuse Hancock Intl AP413 ftApr 29May 13Oct 19Oct 2173 days
Trenton Falls800 ftMay 4May 23Oct 13Sep 29161 days
Troy L&D15 ftApr 19May 3Oct 26Oct 11190 days
Tully Heiberg Forest1,899 ftMay 12May 28Oct 5Sep 22147 days
Tupper Lake Sunmount1,680 ftMay 16May 31Sep 28Sep 14134 days
Upton Coop - Nwsfo New York80 ftApr 21May 6Oct 24Oct 9184 days
Utica Oneida Co AP711 ftMay 1May 17Oct 13Sep 29164 days
Valatie 1 N300 ftApr 27May 11Oct 14Oct 1171 days
Victor 2NW588 ftMay 2May 18Oct 17Oct 2167 days
Walden 1 Ese380 ftApr 29May 12Oct 11Sep 30164 days
Wales1,135 ftMay 7May 23Oct 10Sep 27155 days
Walton 21,480 ftMay 21Jun 5Oct 1Sep 20132 days
Wanakena Rngr School1,510 ftMay 18Jun 2Sep 28Sep 14132 days
Wantagh Cedar Creek10 ftApr 3Apr 18Nov 11Oct 31221 days
Warsaw 6 Sw1,820 ftMay 7May 22Oct 10Sep 27156 days
Watertown497 ftMay 2May 17Oct 13Oct 1163 days
Watertown Intl AP318 ftMay 11May 26Oct 1Sep 16140 days
Waverly845 ftMay 6May 22Oct 10Sep 27157 days
Webster 2 Ne275 ftMay 1May 16Oct 20Oct 4171 days
Wellsville1,510 ftMay 15May 31Oct 2Sep 18140 days
Wellsville Muni AP2,124 ftMay 4May 21Oct 14Sep 29163 days
West Point320 ftApr 10Apr 24Nov 1Oct 16204 days
Westchester Co AP379 ftApr 12Apr 27Oct 31Oct 15200 days
Westfield 2 Sse707 ftApr 21May 5Nov 5Oct 23197 days
Westhamptn Gabreski AP67 ftMay 7May 23Oct 14Oct 2160 days
Whitehall119 ftApr 30May 14Oct 12Sep 28164 days
Whitney Pt Dam1,040 ftMay 4May 20Oct 16Sep 30163 days
Willsboro 1 N180 ftMay 2May 16Oct 14Oct 2165 days
Wyoming 3W1,559 ftMay 4May 19Oct 17Oct 4164 days
Yorktown Hts 1W670 ftApr 25May 8Oct 19Oct 4174 days
Youngstown 2 E295 ftApr 29May 12Oct 28Oct 10181 days
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