New York frost dates
Across 176 weather stations in New York, the median last spring frost runs from Mar 26 in New York Laguardia Airport to Jun 2 in Saranac Regional Airport, and the first fall frost from Sep 9 to Nov 25.
New York at a glance
- Weather stations
- 176
- Earliest last frost
- Mar 26 New York Laguardia Airport
- Latest last frost
- Jun 2 Saranac Regional Airport
- Longest season
- 244 days New York Laguardia Airport
- Typical season
- about 160 frost-free days
- Hardiness zones
- Zones 4a to 7b
Frost dates by weather station
| Weather station | Last spring frost | First fall frost | Frost-free days | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison | May 14 | Oct 5 | 144 | 5b |
| Albany Airport | Apr 27 | Oct 15 | 169 | 6a |
| Albion | May 1 | Oct 20 | 170 | 6b |
| Alcove Dam | May 3 | Oct 12 | 160 | 5b |
| Alfred | May 18 | Oct 1 | 135 | 5b |
| Allegany State Park | May 12 | Oct 9 | 150 | 5b |
| Angelica | May 21 | Sep 30 | 130 | 5b |
| Auburn | May 2 | Oct 18 | 166 | 6a |
| Aurora Research Farm | May 1 | Oct 21 | 172 | 6b |
| Avon | May 3 | Oct 15 | 163 | 6a |
| Baiting Hollow | Apr 24 | Oct 25 | 182 | 7a |
| Batavia | May 3 | Oct 16 | 165 | 6a |
| Bath | May 12 | Oct 3 | 144 | 5b |
| Big Moose | May 21 | Sep 24 | 127 | 4a |
| Binghamton | May 2 | Oct 11 | 162 | 6a |
| Boonville | May 10 | Oct 4 | 145 | 5a |
| Brewerton Lock | May 4 | Oct 11 | 158 | 5b |
| Bridgehampton | Apr 23 | Oct 24 | 182 | 7b |
| Brockport | Apr 24 | Oct 30 | 187 | 6b |
| Bronx | Apr 1 | Nov 16 | 230 | 7b |
| Buffalo | Apr 24 | Oct 26 | 183 | 6b |
| Buskirk | May 6 | Oct 6 | 154 | 5b |
| Cairo | Apr 29 | Oct 14 | 169 | 6a |
| Callicoon Center | May 12 | Oct 7 | 146 | 5b |
| Camden | May 12 | Oct 5 | 144 | 5b |
| Canandaigua | Apr 29 | Oct 22 | 175 | 6b |
| Canton | May 9 | Sep 30 | 142 | 4b |
| Carmel | Apr 28 | Oct 16 | 170 | 6b |
| Centerport | Apr 9 | Nov 10 | 215 | 7b |
| Chazy | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 164 | 5a |
| Cherry Valley | May 6 | Oct 6 | 152 | 5b |
| Cobleskill | May 9 | Oct 4 | 148 | 5b |
| Colden 1 mi N | May 7 | Oct 11 | 156 | 6a |
| Colden 1 mi W | May 4 | Oct 17 | 166 | 6a |
| Colton | May 5 | Oct 8 | 156 | 4b |
| Conklingville Dam | Apr 30 | Oct 16 | 169 | 5a |
| Cooperstown | May 7 | Oct 7 | 154 | 5b |
| Copake | May 4 | Oct 11 | 160 | 6a |
| Corning | May 17 | Oct 2 | 139 | 5b |
| Dannemora | May 6 | Oct 11 | 157 | 5a |
| Dansville | May 4 | Oct 16 | 163 | 6a |
| Dansville Municipal Airport | May 1 | Oct 19 | 170 | 6a |
| Delanson | May 7 | Oct 7 | 153 | 5b |
| Delhi | May 19 | Oct 1 | 132 | 5a |
| Deposit | May 12 | Oct 9 | 152 | 5b |
| Dobbs Ferry-Ardsley | Apr 20 | Oct 26 | 189 | 7a |
| Downsville Dam | May 15 | Oct 3 | 140 | 5b |
| Dunkirk | Apr 30 | Oct 23 | 175 | 7a |
| Dunkirk Chautauqua Airport | May 5 | Oct 20 | 167 | 6b |
| East Jewett | May 20 | Sep 27 | 129 | 5b |
| East Sidney | May 11 | Oct 9 | 151 | 5b |
| Ellenburg Depot | May 10 | Oct 2 | 144 | 4b |
| Elmira | May 6 | Oct 11 | 158 | 6a |
| Elmira Corning Regional Airport | May 9 | Oct 9 | 151 | 5b |
| Emmons | May 17 | Oct 3 | 141 | 5b |
| Endicott | May 5 | Oct 12 | 159 | 6a |
| Farmingdale Airport | Apr 6 | Nov 6 | 213 | 7b |
| Franklinville | May 14 | Oct 6 | 144 | 5b |
| Fredonia | Apr 25 | Nov 1 | 185 | 7a |
| Freeville | May 7 | Oct 8 | 154 | 5b |
| Fulton | Apr 27 | Oct 24 | 180 | 6a |
| Fulton Oswego County Airport | May 2 | Oct 16 | 165 | 6a |
| Geneva Research Farm | Apr 30 | Oct 21 | 173 | 6b |
| Glens Falls Airport | May 9 | Sep 30 | 143 | 5a |
| Glens Falls Farm | May 17 | Sep 29 | 135 | 5a |
| Gloversville (peck Lake) | May 11 | Oct 3 | 143 | 5a |
| Gouverneur | May 14 | Sep 26 | 134 | 4b |
| Grafton | May 1 | Oct 11 | 162 | 5b |
| Hemlock | May 2 | Oct 18 | 167 | 6a |
| Highmarket | May 22 | Sep 26 | 125 | 4b |
| Honeoye | May 10 | Oct 4 | 147 | 6a |
| Hornell Almond Dam | May 11 | Oct 8 | 150 | 5b |
| Hudson Correctional Facility | Apr 25 | Oct 18 | 176 | 6a |
| Indian Lake | May 23 | Sep 27 | 125 | 4b |
| Islip Li Macarthur Airport | Apr 10 | Nov 2 | 207 | 7b |
| Ithaca | May 13 | Oct 4 | 145 | 5b |
| Ithaca Cornell University | May 11 | Oct 3 | 145 | 6a |
| Jamestown | May 8 | Oct 13 | 158 | 6a |
| Lake Placid | May 27 | Sep 22 | 118 | 4a |
| Lansing Manor | May 18 | Oct 2 | 137 | 5b |
| Lawrenceville | May 10 | Oct 5 | 148 | 4b |
| Liberty | May 9 | Oct 5 | 149 | 6a |
| Little Falls City Research | May 5 | Oct 4 | 151 | 5a |
| Little Valley | May 17 | Oct 1 | 136 | 5b |
| Lockport | Apr 26 | Oct 26 | 182 | 6b |
| Lowville | May 8 | Oct 1 | 145 | 4b |
| Malone | May 6 | Oct 4 | 151 | 4b |
| Massena International Airport | May 8 | Oct 1 | 144 | 4b |
| Mattituck | Apr 19 | Nov 1 | 196 | 7a |
| Mecklenburg | May 10 | Oct 8 | 150 | 6a |
| Middletown | Apr 21 | Oct 22 | 182 | 6b |
| Millbrook | May 4 | Oct 7 | 155 | 6a |
| Mineola | Apr 2 | Nov 12 | 224 | 7b |
| Mohonk Lake | Apr 21 | Oct 27 | 188 | 6b |
| Molloy Cercom | Apr 4 | Nov 11 | 219 | 7b |
| Montauk Airport | Apr 7 | Nov 15 | 222 | 7b |
| Montgomery Orange Airport | May 1 | Oct 11 | 163 | 6b |
| Morrisville | May 6 | Oct 9 | 156 | 5b |
| Mount Morris | Apr 30 | Oct 17 | 170 | 6a |
| Mount Sinai | Apr 4 | Nov 7 | 215 | 7b |
| New York Central Park Tower | Mar 30 | Nov 20 | 236 | 7b |
| New York Jfk International Airport | Apr 2 | Nov 14 | 226 | 7b |
| New York Laguardia Airport | Mar 26 | Nov 25 | 244 | 7b |
| Newcomb | May 21 | Sep 26 | 126 | 4b |
| Niagara Falls | Apr 26 | Oct 25 | 179 | 6b |
| Niagara Falls International Airport | May 1 | Oct 19 | 167 | 6b |
| North Tonawanda | May 6 | Oct 15 | 160 | 6b |
| Norwich | May 13 | Oct 4 | 142 | 5b |
| Ny Avenue V Brooklyn | Apr 1 | Nov 19 | 233 | 7b |
| Oceanside | Apr 7 | Nov 8 | 212 | 7b |
| Ogdensburg | Apr 29 | Oct 10 | 162 | 5a |
| Old Forge | May 18 | Sep 30 | 134 | 4a |
| Olean | May 7 | Oct 11 | 156 | 5b |
| Orient Point State Park | Apr 6 | Nov 17 | 221 | 7b |
| Oswego | Apr 22 | Oct 29 | 187 | 6a |
| Pavilion | May 2 | Oct 14 | 162 | 6a |
| Penn Yan Airport | Apr 30 | Oct 22 | 173 | 6a |
| Perrysburg | May 3 | Oct 20 | 168 | 6a |
| Peru | May 4 | Oct 4 | 152 | 5a |
| Platte Clove | May 9 | Oct 4 | 147 | 5b |
| Plattsburgh International Airport | May 6 | Oct 5 | 152 | 5a |
| Port Jervis | May 5 | Oct 10 | 158 | 6b |
| Portland1 | Apr 25 | Oct 31 | 187 | 6b |
| Poughkeepsie | Apr 21 | Oct 21 | 183 | 6b |
| Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Airport | Apr 30 | Oct 14 | 168 | 6b |
| Pulaski | May 10 | Oct 14 | 156 | 5b |
| Ray Brook | May 21 | Sep 24 | 123 | 4a |
| Rhinebeck | May 14 | Sep 28 | 134 | 6a |
| Riverhead Research Farm | Apr 6 | Nov 9 | 215 | 7a |
| Rochester Greater International Airport | Apr 24 | Oct 25 | 181 | 6b |
| Rock Hill | May 7 | Oct 7 | 152 | 6a |
| Rome Griffiss Airfield | May 6 | Oct 13 | 157 | 5b |
| Salamanca | May 18 | Oct 1 | 135 | 5b |
| Saranac Regional Airport | Jun 2 | Sep 9 | 97 | 4a |
| Saratoga Springs | May 2 | Oct 7 | 158 | 5b |
| Schoharie | May 2 | Oct 13 | 163 | 5b |
| Setauket Strong | Apr 15 | Nov 10 | 208 | 7b |
| Sherburne | May 13 | Oct 4 | 145 | 5b |
| Shirley Brookhaven Airport | Apr 18 | Oct 28 | 193 | 7a |
| Shrub Oak | Apr 30 | Oct 17 | 172 | 6b |
| Slide Mountain | May 6 | Oct 7 | 154 | 5b |
| Sodus | May 6 | Oct 10 | 158 | 6b |
| Spencer | May 12 | Oct 3 | 143 | 6a |
| Stillwater Reservoir | May 15 | Oct 2 | 139 | 4a |
| Stormville | Apr 21 | Oct 25 | 185 | 6b |
| Syracuse Hancock International Airport | Apr 29 | Oct 19 | 173 | 6a |
| Trenton Falls | May 4 | Oct 13 | 161 | 5a |
| Troy Lock and Dam | Apr 19 | Oct 26 | 190 | 6a |
| Tully Heiberg Forest | May 12 | Oct 5 | 147 | 5b |
| Tupper Lake Sunmount | May 16 | Sep 28 | 134 | 4a |
| Upton - New York | Apr 21 | Oct 24 | 184 | 7a |
| Utica Oneida County Airport | May 1 | Oct 13 | 164 | 5b |
| Valatie | Apr 27 | Oct 14 | 171 | 6a |
| Victor | May 2 | Oct 17 | 167 | 6b |
| Walden | Apr 29 | Oct 11 | 164 | 6b |
| Wales | May 7 | Oct 10 | 155 | 6a |
| Walton | May 21 | Oct 1 | 132 | 5a |
| Wanakena Rngr School | May 18 | Sep 28 | 132 | 4a |
| Wantagh Cedar Creek | Apr 3 | Nov 11 | 221 | 7b |
| Warsaw | May 7 | Oct 10 | 156 | 5b |
| Watertown | May 2 | Oct 13 | 163 | 5a |
| Watertown International Airport | May 11 | Oct 1 | 140 | 5a |
| Waverly | May 6 | Oct 10 | 157 | 6a |
| Webster | May 1 | Oct 20 | 171 | 6b |
| Wellsville | May 15 | Oct 2 | 140 | 5b |
| Wellsville Municipal Airport | May 4 | Oct 14 | 163 | 5b |
| West Point | Apr 10 | Nov 1 | 204 | 6b |
| Westchester County Airport | Apr 12 | Oct 31 | 200 | 7a |
| Westfield | Apr 21 | Nov 5 | 197 | 6b |
| Westhamptn Gabreski Airport | May 7 | Oct 14 | 160 | 7a |
| Whitehall | Apr 30 | Oct 12 | 164 | 5a |
| Whitney Point Dam | May 4 | Oct 16 | 163 | 6a |
| Willsboro | May 2 | Oct 14 | 165 | 5a |
| Wyoming | May 4 | Oct 17 | 164 | 6a |
| Yorktown Heights | Apr 25 | Oct 19 | 174 | 7a |
| Youngstown | Apr 29 | Oct 28 | 181 | 6b |
Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.