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 13308
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 13308 in zone 5b (the coldest night of a typical year: -15 to -10°F).
The nearest station, Camden, NY, is 11 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after May 12 in half of years and after May 29 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 5a.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden, NY | 11 mi | 580 ft | May 12 | May 29 | October 5 | 5a |
| Rome, NYRome Griffiss Airfield | 12 mi | 519 ft | May 6 | May 20 | October 13 | – |
| Utica, NYUtica Oneida County Airport | 16 mi | 711 ft | May 1 | May 17 | October 13 | 5b |
| Boonville, NY4 mi SSW | 19 mi | 1,550 ft | May 10 | May 28 | October 4 | 5a |
| Syracuse, NYSyracuse Hancock International Airport | 24 mi | 413 ft | April 29 | May 13 | October 19 | 6a |
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 Camden
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) | June 9 | June 1 | May 26 | May 10 | September 24 | September 11 |
| 32°F | May 29 | May 18 | May 12 | April 27 | October 5 | September 22 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | May 17 | May 6 | April 30 | April 16 | October 19 | October 1 |
| 24°F | May 2 | April 22 | April 17 | April 3 | November 2 | October 15 |
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.