Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 11962
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 11962 in zone 7b (the coldest night of a typical year: 5 to 10°F).
The nearest station, Bridgehampton, NY, is 2 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 8 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 7a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgehampton, NY | 2 mi | 42 ft | April 23 | May 8 | October 24 | 7a |
| Mattituck, NY | 13 mi | 20 ft | April 19 | May 4 | November 1 | – |
| Orient, NYOrient Point State Park | 14 mi | 3 ft | April 6 | May 2 | November 17 | – |
| Westhamptn Gabreski Airport, NY | 20 mi | 67 ft | May 7 | May 23 | October 14 | – |
| Montauk, NYMontauk Airport | 21 mi | 7 ft | April 7 | April 20 | November 15 | 7b |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Bridgehampton
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | May 20 | May 11 | May 6 | April 24 | October 12 | October 2 |
| 32°F | May 8 | April 30 | April 23 | April 11 | October 24 | October 11 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 24 | April 15 | April 8 | March 28 | November 5 | October 22 |
| 24°F | April 7 | April 1 | March 28 | March 9 | November 18 | November 1 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.