New York planting calendars

Planting calendars, USDA hardiness zones, and average frost dates for 225 New York locations (Afton, NY, Akwesasne, NY, Albany, NY, Alfred, NY, Altmar, NY, Altona, NY, Andes, NY, Auburn, NY, Aurora, NY, Avon, NY, Batavia, NY, Bath, NY, and 213 more). Pick a location to see its zone, average last and first frost dates, growing-season length, and a printable per-crop planting calendar, all from public NOAA and USDA data.

Locations in New York — 150 of 225

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Location USDA zone Last frost First frost Season (days)
Afton 5b −15 to −10 °F May 2 Oct 11 162
Akwesasne 5a −20 to −15 °F May 8 Oct 1 144
Alfred 6a −10 to −5 °F May 18 Oct 1 135
Altmar 5a −20 to −15 °F May 10 Oct 14 156
Andes 5b −15 to −10 °F May 19 Oct 1 132
Auburn 6a −10 to −5 °F May 2 Oct 18 166
Avon 6a −10 to −5 °F May 3 Oct 15 163
Batavia 6a −10 to −5 °F May 3 Oct 16 165
Bergen 6b −5 to 0 °F May 3 Oct 16 165
Big Flats 6a −10 to −5 °F May 17 Oct 2 139
Bliss 5b −15 to −10 °F May 7 Oct 10 156
Bliss 5b −15 to −10 °F May 14 Oct 6 144
Bridgewater 5a −20 to −15 °F May 13 Oct 4 145
Broadalbin 5a −20 to −15 °F May 2 Oct 7 158
Buffalo 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 24 Oct 26 183
Cairo 6a −10 to −5 °F May 3 Oct 12 160
Calverton 7a 0 to 5 °F Apr 6 Nov 9 215
Camden 5a −20 to −15 °F May 12 Oct 5 144
Canandaigua 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 29 Oct 22 175
Canaseraga 5b −15 to −10 °F May 4 Oct 16 163
Caroga Lake 4b −25 to −20 °F May 11 Oct 3 143
Carthage 4b −25 to −20 °F May 8 Oct 1 145
Central Square 5b −15 to −10 °F May 2 Oct 16 165
Chateaugay 5a −20 to −15 °F May 10 Oct 2 144
Cherry Creek 5b −15 to −10 °F May 17 Oct 1 136
Chestertown 4b −25 to −20 °F Apr 30 Oct 12 164
Clayville 5a −20 to −15 °F May 1 Oct 13 164
Clintondale 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 21 Oct 27 188
Cobleskill 5b −15 to −10 °F May 9 Oct 4 148
Cohocton 6a −10 to −5 °F May 1 Oct 19 170
Cold Brook 4b −25 to −20 °F May 4 Oct 13 161
Constableville 4b −25 to −20 °F May 22 Sep 26 125
Copake 6a −10 to −5 °F May 4 Oct 11 160
Copake Lake 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 25 Oct 18 176
Coram 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 10 Nov 2 207
Cragsmoor 6a −10 to −5 °F May 1 Oct 11 163
Cranberry Lake 4a −30 to −25 °F May 18 Sep 28 132
Cutchogue 7a 0 to 5 °F Apr 23 Oct 24 182
Depauville 5a −20 to −15 °F May 11 Oct 1 140
Dix Hills 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 6 Nov 6 213
Downsville 5a −20 to −15 °F May 19 Oct 1 132
Downsville 5b −15 to −10 °F May 21 Oct 1 132
Eagle Bay 4a −30 to −25 °F May 21 Sep 24 127
East Durham 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 29 Oct 14 169
East Patchogue 7a 0 to 5 °F Apr 10 Nov 2 207
Elma Center 6a −10 to −5 °F May 7 Oct 10 155
Fair Haven 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 22 Oct 29 187
Fort Covington 5a −20 to −15 °F May 6 Oct 4 151
Fredonia 7a 0 to 5 °F Apr 25 Nov 1 185
Fredonia 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 25 Nov 1 185
Frewsburg 6a −10 to −5 °F May 8 Oct 13 158
Friendship 5b −15 to −10 °F May 21 Sep 30 130
Gardnertown 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 29 Oct 11 164
Gasport 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 26 Oct 26 182
Gorham 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 30 Oct 21 173
Gowanda 6a −10 to −5 °F May 17 Oct 1 136
Hailesboro 4b −25 to −20 °F May 14 Sep 26 134
Hamlin 6b −5 to 0 °F May 1 Oct 20 170
Hampton Bays 7a 0 to 5 °F May 7 Oct 14 160
Hancock 5b −15 to −10 °F May 12 Oct 9 152
Harrison 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 12 Oct 31 200
Haviland 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 21 Oct 21 183
Herkimer 5b −15 to −10 °F May 5 Oct 4 151
Highland-on-the-Lake 6b −5 to 0 °F May 4 Oct 17 166
Homer 5b −15 to −10 °F May 12 Oct 5 147
Huntington 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 9 Nov 10 215
Jefferson Valley-Yorktown 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 25 Oct 19 174
Johnstown 5b −15 to −10 °F May 11 Oct 3 143
Kysorville 6b −5 to 0 °F May 1 Oct 19 170
Lake Carmel 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 28 Oct 16 170
Livingston Manor 5b −15 to −10 °F May 9 Oct 5 149
Long Lake 4a −30 to −25 °F May 23 Sep 27 125
Long Lake 4b −25 to −20 °F May 21 Sep 26 126
Lyon Mountain 5a −20 to −15 °F May 6 Oct 11 157
Lyon Mountain 4b −25 to −20 °F May 6 Oct 11 157
Madrid 4b −25 to −20 °F Apr 29 Oct 10 162
Manorville 7a 0 to 5 °F Apr 18 Oct 28 193
Mariaville Lake 5b −15 to −10 °F May 7 Oct 7 153
Mayfield 5a −20 to −15 °F May 11 Oct 3 143
Mayville 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 25 Nov 1 185
Middletown 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 21 Oct 22 182
Montauk 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 7 Nov 15 222
Moravia 5b −15 to −10 °F May 1 Oct 21 172
Mountain Dale 6b −5 to 0 °F May 9 Oct 5 149
Mountain Dale 6a −10 to −5 °F May 9 Oct 5 149
Munsons Corners 5b −15 to −10 °F May 13 Oct 4 145
Narrowsburg 6a −10 to −5 °F May 3 Oct 9 156
New 7a 0 to 5 °F Apr 25 Oct 19 174
New York 7b 5 to 10 °F Mar 30 Nov 20 236
New York 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 2 Nov 14 226
New York 7b 5 to 10 °F Mar 26 Nov 25 244
Newark 6b −5 to 0 °F May 6 Oct 10 158
Northwest Harbor 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 23 Oct 24 182
Norwich 5b −15 to −10 °F May 13 Oct 4 142
Old Westbury 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 2 Nov 12 224
Oneida 5b −15 to −10 °F May 6 Oct 9 156
Orient 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 8 Nov 2 207
Oswego 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 22 Oct 29 187
Parishville 4b −25 to −20 °F May 10 Oct 5 148
Parishville 4a −30 to −25 °F May 16 Sep 28 134
Penn Yan 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 30 Oct 22 173
Perry 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 30 Oct 17 170
Pine Hill 5b −15 to −10 °F May 6 Oct 7 154
Pine Plains 6a −10 to −5 °F May 4 Oct 7 155
Poestenkill 5b −15 to −10 °F Apr 19 Oct 26 190
Poland 5a −20 to −15 °F May 4 Oct 13 161
Preston-Potter Hollow 5b −15 to −10 °F May 3 Oct 12 160
Preston-Potter Hollow 5b −15 to −10 °F May 18 Oct 2 137
Pulaski 5b −15 to −10 °F May 10 Oct 14 156
Ransomville 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 29 Oct 28 181
Rhinebeck 6a −10 to −5 °F May 14 Sep 28 134
Richburg 5b −15 to −10 °F May 4 Oct 14 163
Rochester 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 24 Oct 25 181
Rock Hill 6a −10 to −5 °F May 7 Oct 7 152
Rocky Point 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 18 Oct 28 193
Rome 5b −15 to −10 °F May 1 Oct 13 164
Rouses Point 5a −20 to −15 °F Apr 30 Oct 12 164
Rushville 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 29 Oct 22 175
Salamanca 5b −15 to −10 °F May 12 Oct 9 150
Salem 5b −15 to −10 °F May 9 Sep 30 143
Saranac Lake 4a −30 to −25 °F May 27 Sep 22 118
Saratoga Springs 5b −15 to −10 °F May 2 Oct 7 158
Scotts Corners 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 17 Oct 23 188
Seneca Falls 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 30 Oct 21 173
Shorehaven 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 21 Oct 25 185
South Glens Falls 5b −15 to −10 °F May 17 Sep 29 135
Speculator 4b −25 to −20 °F May 18 Sep 30 134
Spencer 6a −10 to −5 °F May 12 Oct 3 143
St. Johnsville 5a −20 to −15 °F May 6 Oct 6 152
Stillwater 6a −10 to −5 °F May 2 Oct 7 158
Strykersville 5b −15 to −10 °F May 7 Oct 10 155
Syracuse 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 29 Oct 19 173
Ticonderoga 4b −25 to −20 °F May 5 Oct 3 151
Tonawanda 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 26 Oct 25 179
Tuxedo 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 10 Nov 1 204
Unadilla Forks 5b −15 to −10 °F May 13 Oct 4 145
Wading River 7b 5 to 10 °F Apr 6 Nov 9 215
Walton 5a −20 to −15 °F May 21 Oct 1 132
Warrensburg 5a −20 to −15 °F May 9 Sep 30 143
Warsaw 6a −10 to −5 °F May 7 Oct 10 156
Wells 4b −25 to −20 °F Apr 30 Oct 16 169
West Elmira 5b −15 to −10 °F May 6 Oct 11 158
Westfield 6b −5 to 0 °F Apr 21 Nov 5 197
Weston Mills 5b −15 to −10 °F May 7 Oct 11 156
Whitehall 5a −20 to −15 °F Apr 30 Oct 12 164
Willsboro 5a −20 to −15 °F May 2 Oct 14 165
Wilmington 4b −25 to −20 °F May 27 Sep 22 118
Wingdale 6a −10 to −5 °F Apr 30 Oct 14 168
Worcester 5b −15 to −10 °F May 7 Oct 7 154
Yonkers 7a 0 to 5 °F Apr 20 Oct 26 189

Data: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (public domain) and USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023. Planting windows synthesized from U.S. Cooperative Extension guides.

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