New York frost dates: Last spring and first autumn frost at every NOAA station, 1991-2020
Across New York's 176 NOAA stations with frost dates, the median last spring frost (32°F) runs from March 26 in New York Laguardia Airport to June 2 in Saranac Lake; for half of its places it comes after May 4.
- Typical last spring frost
- May 4median of 131 places
- Typical first autumn frost
- October 12median of 131 places
- Earliest last frost
- March 26New York Laguardia Airport
- Latest last frost
- June 2Saranac Lake
When is the last frost in New York, town by town?
Each date is NOAA's: "after May 4 in half of years" means the last 32°F night of spring came after May 4 in half of the years 1991-2020. By the 1-in-10 date, the last frost has passed in nine years out of ten.
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| Place or station | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | 1 in 10 before | Growing season | Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Laguardia Airport | March 26 | April 6 | November 25 | November 10 | 244 days | 7b |
| New YorkNew York Central Park Tower | March 30 | April 9 | November 20 | November 6 | 236 days | 7b |
| Bronx | April 1 | April 12 | November 16 | November 2 | 230 days | – |
| Ny Ave V Brooklyn | April 1 | April 12 | November 19 | November 6 | 233 days | 7b |
| Mineola | April 2 | April 16 | November 12 | October 31 | 224 days | 7b |
| New York JFK International Airport | April 2 | April 13 | November 14 | November 2 | 226 days | 7b |
| WantaghWantagh Cedar Creek | April 3 | April 18 | November 11 | October 31 | 221 days | 8a |
| Molloy Cercom | April 4 | April 21 | November 11 | October 27 | 219 days | – |
| Mount Sinai | April 4 | April 19 | November 7 | October 20 | 215 days | – |
| FarmingdaleFarmingdale Airport | April 6 | April 20 | November 6 | October 25 | 213 days | 7b |
| OrientOrient Point State Park | April 6 | May 2 | November 17 | October 31 | 221 days | – |
| RiverheadRiverhead Research Farm | April 6 | April 19 | November 9 | October 28 | 215 days | 7b |
| MontaukMontauk Airport | April 7 | April 20 | November 15 | November 2 | 222 days | 7b |
| Oceanside | April 7 | April 26 | November 8 | October 27 | 212 days | – |
| Centerport | April 9 | April 23 | November 10 | October 30 | 215 days | 7b |
| IslipIslip-Li Macarthur Airport | April 10 | April 25 | November 2 | October 18 | 207 days | 7b |
| West Point | April 10 | April 24 | November 1 | October 16 | 204 days | 7a |
| Westchester County Airport | April 12 | April 27 | October 31 | October 15 | 200 days | 7a |
| SetauketSetauket Strong | April 15 | May 4 | November 10 | October 27 | 208 days | – |
| ShirleyShirley Brookhaven Airport | April 18 | May 1 | October 28 | October 13 | 193 days | 7a |
| Mattituck | April 19 | May 4 | November 1 | October 17 | 196 days | – |
| TroyTroy Lock and Dam | April 19 | May 3 | October 26 | October 11 | 190 days | 6a |
| Dobbs FerryDobbs Ferry-Ardsley | April 20 | May 6 | October 26 | October 10 | 189 days | 7a |
| Middletown2 mi NW | April 21 | May 5 | October 22 | October 5 | 182 days | 6b |
| Mohonk Lake | April 21 | May 5 | October 27 | October 12 | 188 days | 6b |
| Poughkeepsie station | April 21 | May 4 | October 21 | October 7 | 183 days | – |
| Stormville | April 21 | May 4 | October 25 | October 8 | 185 days | – |
| Upton Cooperative - Weather Office New York | April 21 | May 6 | October 24 | October 9 | 184 days | 7a |
| Westfield2 mi SSE | April 21 | May 5 | November 5 | October 23 | 197 days | – |
| Oswego | April 22 | May 7 | October 29 | October 9 | 187 days | 6b |
| Bridgehampton | April 23 | May 8 | October 24 | October 11 | 182 days | 7a |
| Baiting Hollow | April 24 | May 9 | October 25 | October 11 | 182 days | – |
| Brockport | April 24 | May 7 | October 30 | October 12 | 187 days | – |
| BuffaloBuffalo Niagara International Airport | April 24 | May 9 | October 26 | October 10 | 183 days | 6b |
| RochesterFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport | April 24 | May 8 | October 25 | October 8 | 181 days | 6b |
| Fredonia | April 25 | May 9 | November 1 | October 13 | 185 days | 6b |
| HudsonHudson Correctional Facility | April 25 | May 10 | October 18 | October 4 | 176 days | 6a |
| Portland1 SW | April 25 | May 12 | October 31 | October 15 | 187 days | – |
| Yorktown HeightsYorktown Hts (1 mi W) | April 25 | May 8 | October 19 | October 4 | 174 days | 6b |
| Lockport4 mi E | April 26 | May 8 | October 26 | October 9 | 182 days | – |
| Niagara Falls station | April 26 | May 11 | October 25 | October 7 | 179 days | – |
| AlbanyAlbany International Airport | April 27 | May 11 | October 15 | October 3 | 169 days | 6a |
| Fulton station | April 27 | May 9 | October 24 | October 4 | 180 days | – |
| Valatie1 mi N | April 27 | May 11 | October 14 | October 1 | 171 days | – |
| Carmel4 mi N | April 28 | May 14 | October 16 | October 3 | 170 days | 6b |
| Cairo3 mi NW | April 29 | May 13 | October 14 | October 1 | 169 days | – |
| Canandaigua3 mi S | April 29 | May 12 | October 22 | October 6 | 175 days | 6b |
| Ogdensburg4 mi NE | April 29 | May 11 | October 10 | September 25 | 162 days | – |
| SyracuseSyracuse Hancock International Airport | April 29 | May 13 | October 19 | October 2 | 173 days | 6a |
| Walden1 mi ESE | April 29 | May 12 | October 11 | September 30 | 164 days | 6a |
| Youngstown2 mi E | April 29 | May 12 | October 28 | October 10 | 181 days | 6b |
| Chazy | April 30 | May 14 | October 12 | September 29 | 164 days | 4b |
| Conklingville Dam | April 30 | May 13 | October 16 | October 2 | 169 days | 5b |
| Dunkirk station | April 30 | May 15 | October 23 | October 6 | 175 days | – |
| GenevaGeneva Research Farm | April 30 | May 12 | October 21 | October 4 | 173 days | 6a |
| Mount Morris2 mi W | April 30 | May 13 | October 17 | October 1 | 170 days | – |
| Penn YanPenn Yan Airport | April 30 | May 14 | October 22 | October 5 | 173 days | 6a |
| PoughkeepsiePoughkeepsie/Hudson Valley Regional Airport | April 30 | May 14 | October 14 | October 1 | 168 days | 6b |
| Shrub Oak | April 30 | May 13 | October 17 | October 4 | 172 days | – |
| Whitehall | April 30 | May 14 | October 12 | September 28 | 164 days | 5a |
| Albion | May 1 | May 16 | October 20 | October 4 | 170 days | 6b |
| AuroraAurora Research Farm | May 1 | May 16 | October 21 | October 4 | 172 days | 6a |
| DansvilleDansville Municipal Airport | May 1 | May 18 | October 19 | October 4 | 170 days | 6b |
| Grafton | May 1 | May 15 | October 11 | September 28 | 162 days | – |
| MontgomeryMontgomery Orange Airport | May 1 | May 17 | October 11 | September 30 | 163 days | 6b |
| Niagara FallsNiagara Falls International Airport | May 1 | May 15 | October 19 | October 3 | 167 days | 6a |
| UticaUtica Oneida County Airport | May 1 | May 17 | October 13 | September 29 | 164 days | 5b |
| Webster2 mi NE | May 1 | May 16 | October 20 | October 4 | 171 days | – |
| Auburn | May 2 | May 18 | October 18 | October 3 | 166 days | 6a |
| BinghamtonGreater Airport | May 2 | May 18 | October 11 | September 28 | 162 days | 6a |
| FultonFulton Oswego County Airport | May 2 | May 16 | October 16 | October 1 | 165 days | 6a |
| Hemlock | May 2 | May 16 | October 18 | October 2 | 167 days | 6a |
| Pavilion2 mi NE | May 2 | May 18 | October 14 | September 30 | 162 days | – |
| Saratoga Springs4 mi SW | May 2 | May 17 | October 7 | September 27 | 158 days | 5b |
| Schoharie | May 2 | May 17 | October 13 | October 1 | 163 days | – |
| Victor2 mi NW | May 2 | May 18 | October 17 | October 2 | 167 days | – |
| Watertown station | May 2 | May 17 | October 13 | October 1 | 163 days | – |
| Willsboro1 mi N | May 2 | May 16 | October 14 | October 2 | 165 days | – |
| Alcove Dam | May 3 | May 18 | October 12 | October 1 | 160 days | 5b |
| Avon | May 3 | May 15 | October 15 | October 1 | 163 days | 6a |
| Batavia | May 3 | May 18 | October 16 | October 1 | 165 days | 6a |
| Perrysburg | May 3 | May 16 | October 20 | October 4 | 168 days | – |
| BrewertonBrewerton Lock 23 | May 4 | May 19 | October 11 | September 27 | 158 days | – |
| Colden (1 mi W) | May 4 | May 19 | October 17 | October 1 | 166 days | 6a |
| Copake | May 4 | May 19 | October 11 | October 1 | 160 days | – |
| Dansville station | May 4 | May 19 | October 16 | October 1 | 163 days | 6a |
| Millbrook3 mi W | May 4 | May 21 | October 7 | September 28 | 155 days | 6a |
| Peru2 mi WSW | May 4 | May 17 | October 4 | September 23 | 152 days | 5a |
| Trenton Falls | May 4 | May 23 | October 13 | September 29 | 161 days | – |
| WellsvilleWellsville Municipal Airport | May 4 | May 21 | October 14 | September 29 | 163 days | 6a |
| Whitney PointWhitney Point Dam | May 4 | May 20 | October 16 | September 30 | 163 days | 5b |
| Wyoming3 mi W | May 4 | May 19 | October 17 | October 4 | 164 days | – |
| Colton2 mi N | May 5 | May 21 | October 8 | September 26 | 156 days | – |
| DunkirkDunkirk Chautauqua Airport | May 5 | May 20 | October 20 | October 5 | 167 days | 6a |
| Endicott | May 5 | May 21 | October 12 | September 29 | 159 days | – |
| Little FallsLittle Falls City Research | May 5 | May 20 | October 4 | September 21 | 151 days | – |
| Port Jervis | May 5 | May 19 | October 10 | September 28 | 158 days | 6b |
| Buskirk | May 6 | May 21 | October 6 | September 22 | 154 days | – |
| Cherry Valley2 mi NNE | May 6 | May 24 | October 6 | September 24 | 152 days | – |
| Dannemora | May 6 | May 21 | October 11 | September 29 | 157 days | 5a |
| Elmira station | May 6 | May 21 | October 11 | September 29 | 158 days | 6a |
| Malone | May 6 | May 21 | October 4 | September 21 | 151 days | 5a |
| Morrisville6 mi SW | May 6 | May 21 | October 9 | September 28 | 156 days | – |
| North Tonawanda | May 6 | May 19 | October 15 | September 30 | 160 days | 6b |
| PlattsburghPlattsburgh International Airport | May 6 | May 19 | October 5 | September 23 | 152 days | – |
| RomeRome Griffiss Airfield | May 6 | May 20 | October 13 | September 29 | 157 days | – |
| Slide Mountain | May 6 | May 23 | October 7 | September 26 | 154 days | 5b |
| Sodus1 mi W | May 6 | May 21 | October 10 | September 27 | 158 days | 6a |
| Waverly | May 6 | May 22 | October 10 | September 27 | 157 days | 6a |
| Colden (1 mi N) | May 7 | May 23 | October 11 | September 27 | 156 days | – |
| Cooperstown | May 7 | May 26 | October 7 | September 24 | 154 days | 5b |
| Delanson2 mi NE | May 7 | May 23 | October 7 | September 25 | 153 days | – |
| Freeville1 mi NE | May 7 | May 23 | October 8 | September 27 | 154 days | – |
| Olean | May 7 | May 22 | October 11 | September 29 | 156 days | 5b |
| Rock Hill3 mi SW | May 7 | May 22 | October 7 | September 25 | 152 days | – |
| Wales | May 7 | May 23 | October 10 | September 27 | 155 days | 5b |
| Warsaw6 mi SW | May 7 | May 22 | October 10 | September 27 | 156 days | 6a |
| Westhamptn Gabreski Airport | May 7 | May 23 | October 14 | October 2 | 160 days | – |
| Jamestown4 mi ENE | May 8 | May 25 | October 13 | October 1 | 158 days | 5b |
| Lowville | May 8 | May 23 | October 1 | September 19 | 145 days | 4b |
| MassenaMassena International Airport | May 8 | May 23 | October 1 | September 17 | 144 days | 4b |
| Canton4 mi SE | May 9 | May 25 | September 30 | September 16 | 142 days | 4b |
| Cobleskill2 mi ESE | May 9 | May 26 | October 4 | September 19 | 148 days | 5b |
| ElmiraElmira Corning Regional Airport | May 9 | May 24 | October 9 | September 28 | 151 days | 5b |
| Glens FallsGlens Falls/Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport | May 9 | May 25 | September 30 | September 18 | 143 days | 5a |
| Liberty1 mi NE | May 9 | May 23 | October 5 | September 24 | 149 days | 6a |
| Platte Clove | May 9 | May 25 | October 4 | September 23 | 147 days | – |
| Boonville4 mi SSW | May 10 | May 28 | October 4 | September 22 | 145 days | 5a |
| Ellenburg Depot | May 10 | May 25 | October 2 | September 17 | 144 days | – |
| Honeoye | May 10 | May 27 | October 4 | September 22 | 147 days | 6a |
| Lawrenceville (3 mi SW) | May 10 | May 25 | October 5 | September 17 | 148 days | 4b |
| Mecklenburg (4 mi SW) | May 10 | May 26 | October 8 | September 25 | 150 days | 6a |
| Pulaski | May 10 | May 26 | October 14 | September 29 | 156 days | – |
| East Sidney | May 11 | May 26 | October 9 | September 27 | 151 days | 5b |
| GloversvilleGloversville 7 mi NW (Peck Lake) | May 11 | May 25 | October 3 | September 20 | 143 days | – |
| HornellHornell Almond Dam | May 11 | May 26 | October 8 | September 26 | 150 days | 5b |
| IthacaIthaca Cornell University | May 11 | May 26 | October 3 | September 21 | 145 days | 5b |
| WatertownWatertown International Airport | May 11 | May 26 | October 1 | September 16 | 140 days | 4a |
| AlleganyAllegany State Park | May 12 | May 28 | October 9 | September 28 | 150 days | 5b |
| Bath | May 12 | May 28 | October 3 | September 20 | 144 days | 5b |
| CallicoonCallicoon Center | May 12 | May 28 | October 7 | September 25 | 146 days | – |
| Camden | May 12 | May 29 | October 5 | September 22 | 144 days | 5a |
| Deposit | May 12 | May 27 | October 9 | September 26 | 152 days | – |
| Spencer1 mi NE | May 12 | May 27 | October 3 | September 21 | 143 days | – |
| TullyTully Heiberg Forest | May 12 | May 28 | October 5 | September 22 | 147 days | – |
| Ithaca (13 mi E) | May 13 | May 29 | October 4 | September 23 | 145 days | – |
| Norwich | May 13 | May 27 | October 4 | September 20 | 142 days | 5b |
| Sherburne | May 13 | May 28 | October 4 | September 22 | 145 days | 5a |
| Addison | May 14 | May 28 | October 5 | September 23 | 144 days | 6a |
| Franklinville | May 14 | May 30 | October 6 | September 23 | 144 days | 5a |
| Gouverneur3 mi NW | May 14 | May 30 | September 26 | September 12 | 134 days | 4a |
| Rhinebeck4 mi SE | May 14 | June 1 | September 28 | September 14 | 134 days | – |
| DownsvilleDownsville Dam | May 15 | May 30 | October 3 | September 21 | 140 days | – |
| Stillwater Reservoir | May 15 | May 31 | October 2 | September 20 | 139 days | – |
| Wellsville station | May 15 | May 31 | October 2 | September 18 | 140 days | 5b |
| Tupper LakeTupper Lake Sunmount | May 16 | May 31 | September 28 | September 14 | 134 days | 4b |
| Corning | May 17 | May 31 | October 2 | September 21 | 139 days | 6a |
| Emmons | May 17 | May 30 | October 3 | September 20 | 141 days | 5b |
| Glens Falls Farm | May 17 | May 31 | September 29 | September 17 | 135 days | 5a |
| Little Valley | May 17 | May 31 | October 1 | September 18 | 136 days | – |
| Alfred | May 18 | June 1 | October 1 | September 17 | 135 days | – |
| Lansing Manor | May 18 | June 1 | October 2 | September 19 | 137 days | – |
| Old Forge | May 18 | June 1 | September 30 | September 18 | 134 days | 4a |
| SalamancaSalamanca 2 | May 18 | June 1 | October 1 | September 19 | 135 days | – |
| Wanakena Ranger School | May 18 | June 2 | September 28 | September 14 | 132 days | – |
| Delhi2 mi SE | May 19 | June 3 | October 1 | September 17 | 132 days | 5b |
| East Jewett | May 20 | June 2 | September 27 | September 13 | 129 days | 5b |
| Angelica | May 21 | June 6 | September 30 | September 14 | 130 days | 5a |
| Big Moose (3 mi SE) | May 21 | June 4 | September 24 | September 12 | 127 days | 3b |
| Newcomb | May 21 | June 3 | September 26 | September 13 | 126 days | 4b |
| Ray Brook | May 21 | June 5 | September 24 | September 7 | 123 days | – |
| WaltonWalton 2 | May 21 | June 5 | October 1 | September 20 | 132 days | 5b |
| Highmarket (2 mi W) | May 22 | June 7 | September 26 | September 13 | 125 days | 3b |
| Indian Lake (2 mi SW) | May 23 | June 4 | September 27 | September 12 | 125 days | 4b |
| Lake Placid2 mi S | May 27 | June 7 | September 22 | September 8 | 118 days | 4a |
| Saranac LakeSaranac Lake Adirondack Regional Airport | June 2 | June 19 | September 9 | August 26 | 97 days | 4a |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities, growing-season length); station daily lows via ACIS (zone). Growing season: NOAA's median number of days between the last spring and first autumn 32°F night. Zone: the USDA's plant hardiness rule applied to the station's own 1991-2020 coldest nights.