New York Frost Dates: Last and First Frost by Town

176 NOAA weather stations · 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals · Data updated 2026-10-29

Quick answer

Across New York's 176 NOAA stations with regular frost, the median last spring frost is May 4 and the median first fall frost is October 12. Last frost dates range from March 26 at New York Laguardia Airport to June 2 at Saranac Regional Airport, so enter your ZIP code below for the station nearest you.

How frost dates vary across New York

Elevation matters: across New York's stations, each 1,000 ft of elevation delays the median last frost by about 15 days.
North vs south: stations in the northern third of the state (north of 42.9°N) reach their median last frost about 12 days later than the southern third (south of 42.2°N).
Safety margin: the median 10%-risk date (May 19) is about 15 days after the median last frost. Waiting until then cuts the chance of a killing frost on tender transplants from 1 in 2 to 1 in 10.

Frost dates at New York's major weather stations

These National Weather Service stations, mostly at airports, have the longest and most complete records in the state.


Albany Airport	312	Apr 27	May 11	Oct 15	169
Binghamton	1,606	May 2	May 18	Oct 11	162
Buffalo	693	Apr 24	May 9	Oct 26	183
Canton 4 SE	448	May 9	May 25	Sep 30	142
Dansville Municipal Airport	685	May 1	May 18	Oct 19	170
Dunkirk Chautauqua Airport	666	May 5	May 20	Oct 20	167
Elmira Corning Regional Airport	955	May 9	May 24	Oct 9	151
Farmingdale Airport	81	Apr 6	Apr 20	Nov 6	213
Fulton Oswego County Airport	475	May 2	May 16	Oct 16	165
Glens Falls Airport	321	May 9	May 25	Sep 30	143
Islip Li Macarthur Airport	84	Apr 10	Apr 25	Nov 2	207
Ithaca 13 E	1,228	May 13	May 29	Oct 4	145
Massena Intl Airport	214	May 8	May 23	Oct 1	144
Millbrook 3 W	413	May 4	May 21	Oct 7	155
Montauk Airport	7	Apr 7	Apr 20	Nov 15	222
Montgomery Orange Airport	365	May 1	May 17	Oct 11	163
New York Central Park Tower	130	Mar 30	Apr 9	Nov 20	236
New York Jfk Intl Airport	11	Apr 2	Apr 13	Nov 14	226
New York Laguardia Airport	11	Mar 26	Apr 6	Nov 25	244
Niagara Falls Intl Airport	585	May 1	May 15	Oct 19	167
Penn Yan Airport	903	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 22	173
Plattsburgh Intl Airport	234	May 6	May 19	Oct 5	152
Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Airport	166	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 14	168
Rochester Gtr Intl Airport	533	Apr 24	May 8	Oct 25	181
Rome Griffiss Airfield	519	May 6	May 20	Oct 13	157
Saranac Regional Airport	1,663	Jun 2	Jun 19	Sep 9	97
Shirley Brookhaven Airport	82	Apr 18	May 1	Oct 28	193
Syracuse Hancock Intl Airport	413	Apr 29	May 13	Oct 19	173
Utica Oneida County Airport	711	May 1	May 17	Oct 13	164
Watertown Intl Airport	318	May 11	May 26	Oct 1	140
Wellsville Municipal Airport	2,124	May 4	May 21	Oct 14	163
Westchester County Airport	379	Apr 12	Apr 27	Oct 31	200
Westhamptn Gabreski Airport	67	May 7	May 23	Oct 14	160

All 176 stations in New York

Last frost and first frost are medians: a 50% chance of a 32°F night after (spring) or before (fall) that date. 10% risk is the spring date with only a 1-in-10 chance of a later frost. Click a column to sort.

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Addison	999	May 14	May 28	Oct 5	144
Albany Airport	312	Apr 27	May 11	Oct 15	169
Albion	472	May 1	May 16	Oct 20	170
Alcove Dam	607	May 3	May 18	Oct 12	160
Alfred	1,924	May 18	Jun 1	Oct 1	135
Allegany State Park	1,500	May 12	May 28	Oct 9	150
Angelica	1,475	May 21	Jun 6	Sep 30	130
Auburn	770	May 2	May 18	Oct 18	166
Aurora Rsch Farm	830	May 1	May 16	Oct 21	172
Avon	545	May 3	May 15	Oct 15	163
Baiting Hollow	70	Apr 24	May 9	Oct 25	182
Batavia	913	May 3	May 18	Oct 16	165
Bath	1,120	May 12	May 28	Oct 3	144
Big Moose 3 SE	1,760	May 21	Jun 4	Sep 24	127
Binghamton	1,606	May 2	May 18	Oct 11	162
Boonville 4 SSW	1,550	May 10	May 28	Oct 4	145
Brewerton Lock 23	377	May 4	May 19	Oct 11	158
Bridgehampton	42	Apr 23	May 8	Oct 24	182
Brockport	498	Apr 24	May 7	Oct 30	187
Bronx	39	Apr 1	Apr 12	Nov 16	230
Buffalo	693	Apr 24	May 9	Oct 26	183
Buskirk	499	May 6	May 21	Oct 6	154
Cairo 3 NW	490	Apr 29	May 13	Oct 14	169
Callicoon Center	1,221	May 12	May 28	Oct 7	146
Camden	580	May 12	May 29	Oct 5	144
Canandaigua 3 S	720	Apr 29	May 12	Oct 22	175
Canton 4 SE	448	May 9	May 25	Sep 30	142
Carmel 4N	680	Apr 28	May 14	Oct 16	170
Centerport	30	Apr 9	Apr 23	Nov 10	215
Chazy	157	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 12	164
Cherry Valley 2 NNE	1,360	May 6	May 24	Oct 6	152
Cobleskill 2 ESE	1,169	May 9	May 26	Oct 4	148
Colden 1 N	1,025	May 7	May 23	Oct 11	156
Colden 1W	1,535	May 4	May 19	Oct 17	166
Colton 2 N	580	May 5	May 21	Oct 8	156
Conklingville Dam	808	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 16	169
Cooperstown	1,257	May 7	May 26	Oct 7	154
Copake	550	May 4	May 19	Oct 11	160
Corning	1,147	May 17	May 31	Oct 2	139
Dannemora	1,340	May 6	May 21	Oct 11	157
Dansville	660	May 4	May 19	Oct 16	163
Dansville Municipal Airport	685	May 1	May 18	Oct 19	170
Delanson 2NE	984	May 7	May 23	Oct 7	153
Delhi 2 SE	1,460	May 19	Jun 3	Oct 1	132
Deposit	1,000	May 12	May 27	Oct 9	152
Dobbs Ferry-ardsley	200	Apr 20	May 6	Oct 26	189
Downsville Dam	1,200	May 15	May 30	Oct 3	140
Dunkirk	631	Apr 30	May 15	Oct 23	175
Dunkirk Chautauqua Airport	666	May 5	May 20	Oct 20	167
E Jewett	1,991	May 20	Jun 2	Sep 27	129
E Sidney	1,155	May 11	May 26	Oct 9	151
Ellenburg Depot	950	May 10	May 25	Oct 2	144
Elmira	947	May 6	May 21	Oct 11	158
Elmira Corning Regional Airport	955	May 9	May 24	Oct 9	151
Emmons	1,225	May 17	May 30	Oct 3	141
Endicott	827	May 5	May 21	Oct 12	159
Farmingdale Airport	81	Apr 6	Apr 20	Nov 6	213
Franklinville	1,590	May 14	May 30	Oct 6	144
Fredonia	760	Apr 25	May 9	Nov 1	185
Freeville 1 NE	1,050	May 7	May 23	Oct 8	154
Fulton	360	Apr 27	May 9	Oct 24	180
Fulton Oswego County Airport	475	May 2	May 16	Oct 16	165
Geneva Rsch Farm	718	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 21	173
Glens Falls Airport	321	May 9	May 25	Sep 30	143
Glens Falls Farm	504	May 17	May 31	Sep 29	135
Gloversville 7NW (peck Lake)	1,455	May 11	May 25	Oct 3	143
Gouverneur 3 NW	420	May 14	May 30	Sep 26	134
Grafton	1,560	May 1	May 15	Oct 11	162
Hemlock	902	May 2	May 16	Oct 18	167
Highmarket 2W	1,804	May 22	Jun 7	Sep 26	125
Honeoye	800	May 10	May 27	Oct 4	147
Hornell Almond Dam	1,325	May 11	May 26	Oct 8	150
Hudson Correctional Facility	30	Apr 25	May 10	Oct 18	176
Indian Lake 2SW	1,670	May 23	Jun 4	Sep 27	125
Islip Li Macarthur Airport	84	Apr 10	Apr 25	Nov 2	207
Ithaca 13 E	1,228	May 13	May 29	Oct 4	145
Ithaca Cornell University	960	May 11	May 26	Oct 3	145
Jamestown 4 ENE	1,250	May 8	May 25	Oct 13	158
Lake Placid 2 S	1,888	May 27	Jun 7	Sep 22	118
Lansing Manor	1,100	May 18	Jun 1	Oct 2	137
Lawrenceville 3 SW	466	May 10	May 25	Oct 5	148
Liberty 1 NE	1,580	May 9	May 23	Oct 5	149
Little Falls City Rsch	893	May 5	May 20	Oct 4	151
Little Valley	1,625	May 17	May 31	Oct 1	136
Lockport 4E	610	Apr 26	May 8	Oct 26	182
Lowville	863	May 8	May 23	Oct 1	145
Malone	878	May 6	May 21	Oct 4	151
Massena Intl Airport	214	May 8	May 23	Oct 1	144
Mattituck	20	Apr 19	May 4	Nov 1	196
Mecklenburg 4SW	1,510	May 10	May 26	Oct 8	150
Middletown 2 NW	700	Apr 21	May 5	Oct 22	182
Millbrook 3 W	413	May 4	May 21	Oct 7	155
Mineola	96	Apr 2	Apr 16	Nov 12	224
Mohonk Lake	1,245	Apr 21	May 5	Oct 27	188
Molloy Cercom	5	Apr 4	Apr 21	Nov 11	219
Montauk Airport	7	Apr 7	Apr 20	Nov 15	222
Montgomery Orange Airport	365	May 1	May 17	Oct 11	163
Morrisville 6 SW	1,681	May 6	May 21	Oct 9	156
Mount Morris 2 W	880	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 17	170
Mount Sinai	50	Apr 4	Apr 19	Nov 7	215
N Tonawanda	578	May 6	May 19	Oct 15	160
New York Central Park Tower	130	Mar 30	Apr 9	Nov 20	236
New York Jfk Intl Airport	11	Apr 2	Apr 13	Nov 14	226
New York Laguardia Airport	11	Mar 26	Apr 6	Nov 25	244
Newcomb	1,647	May 21	Jun 3	Sep 26	126
Niagara Falls	588	Apr 26	May 11	Oct 25	179
Niagara Falls Intl Airport	585	May 1	May 15	Oct 19	167
Norwich	989	May 13	May 27	Oct 4	142
Ny Ave V Brooklyn	20	Apr 1	Apr 12	Nov 19	233
Oceanside	12	Apr 7	Apr 26	Nov 8	212
Ogdensburg 4 NE	280	Apr 29	May 11	Oct 10	162
Old Forge	1,748	May 18	Jun 1	Sep 30	134
Olean	1,420	May 7	May 22	Oct 11	156
Orient Point State Park	3	Apr 6	May 2	Nov 17	221
Oswego	324	Apr 22	May 7	Oct 29	187
Pavilion 2NE	1,020	May 2	May 18	Oct 14	162
Penn Yan Airport	903	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 22	173
Perrysburg	1,210	May 3	May 16	Oct 20	168
Peru 2 WSW	510	May 4	May 17	Oct 4	152
Platte Clove	2,032	May 9	May 25	Oct 4	147
Plattsburgh Intl Airport	234	May 6	May 19	Oct 5	152
Port Jervis	580	May 5	May 19	Oct 10	158
Portland1 SW	808	Apr 25	May 12	Oct 31	187
Poughkeepsie	251	Apr 21	May 4	Oct 21	183
Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Airport	166	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 14	168
Pulaski	399	May 10	May 26	Oct 14	156
Ray Brook	1,620	May 21	Jun 5	Sep 24	123
Rhinebeck 4SE	301	May 14	Jun 1	Sep 28	134
Riverhead Rsch Farm	100	Apr 6	Apr 19	Nov 9	215
Rochester Gtr Intl Airport	533	Apr 24	May 8	Oct 25	181
Rock Hill 3 SW	1,270	May 7	May 22	Oct 7	152
Rome Griffiss Airfield	519	May 6	May 20	Oct 13	157
Salamanca 2	1,415	May 18	Jun 1	Oct 1	135
Saranac Regional Airport	1,663	Jun 2	Jun 19	Sep 9	97
Saratoga Springs 4 SW	326	May 2	May 17	Oct 7	158
Schoharie	734	May 2	May 17	Oct 13	163
Setauket Strong	40	Apr 15	May 4	Nov 10	208
Sherburne	1,095	May 13	May 28	Oct 4	145
Shirley Brookhaven Airport	82	Apr 18	May 1	Oct 28	193
Shrub Oak	462	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 17	172
Slide Mountain	2,650	May 6	May 23	Oct 7	154
Sodus 1W	444	May 6	May 21	Oct 10	158
Spencer 1 NE	1,170	May 12	May 27	Oct 3	143
Stillwater Rsvr	1,690	May 15	May 31	Oct 2	139
Stormville	915	Apr 21	May 4	Oct 25	185
Syracuse Hancock Intl Airport	413	Apr 29	May 13	Oct 19	173
Trenton Falls	800	May 4	May 23	Oct 13	161
Troy L&d	15	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 26	190
Tully Heiberg Forest	1,899	May 12	May 28	Oct 5	147
Tupper Lake Sunmount	1,680	May 16	May 31	Sep 28	134
Upton Coop - NWSFO New York	80	Apr 21	May 6	Oct 24	184
Utica Oneida County Airport	711	May 1	May 17	Oct 13	164
Valatie 1 N	300	Apr 27	May 11	Oct 14	171
Victor 2NW	588	May 2	May 18	Oct 17	167
Walden 1 ESE	380	Apr 29	May 12	Oct 11	164
Wales	1,135	May 7	May 23	Oct 10	155
Walton 2	1,480	May 21	Jun 5	Oct 1	132
Wanakena Ranger School	1,510	May 18	Jun 2	Sep 28	132
Wantagh Cedar Creek	10	Apr 3	Apr 18	Nov 11	221
Warsaw 6 SW	1,820	May 7	May 22	Oct 10	156
Watertown	497	May 2	May 17	Oct 13	163
Watertown Intl Airport	318	May 11	May 26	Oct 1	140
Waverly	845	May 6	May 22	Oct 10	157
Webster 2 NE	275	May 1	May 16	Oct 20	171
Wellsville	1,510	May 15	May 31	Oct 2	140
Wellsville Municipal Airport	2,124	May 4	May 21	Oct 14	163
West Point	320	Apr 10	Apr 24	Nov 1	204
Westchester County Airport	379	Apr 12	Apr 27	Oct 31	200
Westfield 2 SSE	707	Apr 21	May 5	Nov 5	197
Westhamptn Gabreski Airport	67	May 7	May 23	Oct 14	160
Whitehall	119	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 12	164
Whitney Point Dam	1,040	May 4	May 20	Oct 16	163
Willsboro 1 N	180	May 2	May 16	Oct 14	165
Wyoming 3W	1,559	May 4	May 19	Oct 17	164
Yorktown Heights 1W	670	Apr 25	May 8	Oct 19	174
Youngstown 2 E	295	Apr 29	May 12	Oct 28	181

Frequently asked questions

When is the last frost in New York?

The median last spring frost (32°F) across New York's NOAA weather stations is May 4, based on 1991–2020 climate normals. It ranges from March 26 at New York Laguardia Airport to June 2 at Saranac Regional Airport. For a safer planting date, use the 10%-risk date; the state median for that is May 19.

When is the first frost in New York?

The median first fall frost across New York's stations is October 12. The earliest median first frost is September 9 at Saranac Regional Airport, and the latest is November 25 at New York Laguardia Airport.

How long is the growing season in New York?

The median frost-free season is 160 days across New York's stations, from 97 days at Saranac Regional Airport to 244 days at New York Laguardia Airport.

When should I plant tomatoes in New York?

Plant tomatoes outdoors after your local last frost, ideally after the 10%-risk date when nights stay above 50°F. At a typical New York station that means starting seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before May 4 and transplanting from about May 19. Check your ZIP code, because dates vary by weeks across the state.

How to use these dates

Frost dates are 30-year averages from NOAA, not forecasts. Use them to plan seed starting and planting, then watch the 10-day forecast as the date approaches. Cold air settles in valleys and low spots, so a garden at the bottom of a slope can frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station shows.

Ready to plan? The planting calendar by ZIP code turns these dates into start-indoors, transplant and sowing dates for 30 crops.

Sources and method

Dates are the 32°F freeze probabilities published in the NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals for each station. Station names are NOAA's, lightly expanded for readability. See the methodology or download the full table.