USDA Hardiness Zone 6a
Frost Dates for 14011 — Attica, New York
NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Wyoming 3W, NY (1,559 ft), 7 miles east.
Updated
In Attica, the last spring frost (32°F) is around May 4 in half of years and has passed by May 19 in nine years out of ten. The first fall frost comes around October 17, as early as October 4 one year in ten, leaving a typical freeze-free season of 164 days (NOAA, Wyoming 3W, NY).
- Last spring frost
- May 4
- First fall frost
- October 17
- Growing season
- 164 days
- Hardiness zone
- 6a
50% probability
50% probability
freeze-free, 50%
-10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) coldest night
- First snow
- November 4
- Last snow
- April 17
- Winters with snow
- 100%
- Snow per year
- —
median, 1991–2020
median, 1991–2020
30 of 30 observed
NOAA normal
Frost risk by date in Attica
Half of springs at Wyoming 3W, NY see their last 32°F night by May 4; only one in ten is past it by April 22, and one in ten still has one after May 19. Planting tender crops after May 10 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 14 20%, and after May 19 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 29% of the 173 New York stations behind this site's ZIP pages.
In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 17 in half of years, as early as October 4 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around October 30; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 8, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 164 days in a typical year, longer than at 54% of the 173 New York stations; it reaches 185 days one year in ten and falls short of 144 one year in ten. On average 151 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 10 days longer, to about May 14, and return around October 6. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 1 and March 23.
| Low | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Apr 30 | May 5 | May 8 | May 11 | May 14 | May 17 | May 20 | May 23 | May 27 |
| 32°F | Apr 22 | Apr 26 | Apr 29 | May 1 | May 4 | May 7 | May 10 | May 14 | May 19 |
| 28°F | Apr 11 | Apr 16 | Apr 19 | Apr 22 | Apr 25 | Apr 28 | May 1 | May 3 | May 8 |
| 24°F | Apr 1 | Apr 4 | Apr 7 | Apr 9 | Apr 12 | Apr 16 | Apr 18 | Apr 22 | Apr 28 |
| 20°F | Mar 19 | Mar 25 | Mar 29 | Apr 1 | Apr 3 | Apr 4 | Apr 6 | Apr 10 | Apr 15 |
| 16°F | Mar 10 | Mar 14 | Mar 18 | Mar 20 | Mar 23 | Mar 27 | Mar 30 | Apr 2 | Apr 5 |
| Low | 10% | 20% | 30% | 40% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F | Sep 26 | Sep 30 | Oct 2 | Oct 5 | Oct 6 | Oct 9 | Oct 11 | Oct 14 | Oct 19 |
| 32°F | Oct 4 | Oct 8 | Oct 11 | Oct 14 | Oct 17 | Oct 20 | Oct 23 | Oct 27 | Nov 1 |
| 28°F | Oct 14 | Oct 20 | Oct 24 | Oct 27 | Oct 30 | Nov 1 | Nov 4 | Nov 8 | Nov 12 |
| 24°F | Oct 28 | Nov 1 | Nov 4 | Nov 7 | Nov 10 | Nov 12 | Nov 15 | Nov 18 | Nov 24 |
| 20°F | Nov 6 | Nov 10 | Nov 13 | Nov 16 | Nov 19 | Nov 23 | Nov 26 | Dec 1 | Dec 5 |
| 16°F | Nov 13 | Nov 19 | Nov 23 | Nov 27 | Dec 1 | Dec 3 | Dec 6 | Dec 11 | Dec 18 |
Freeze probabilities 1991–2020 at Wyoming 3W, NY, from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Where a temperature is reached in fewer than 99.5% of years, the dates describe only the years that reach it. Not a forecast.
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Compared with the next station
The nearest other station, Warsaw 6 SW, NY, 11 miles south of Attica and 261 feet higher, has a last frost 3 days later (May 7), a first frost 7 days earlier (October 10), a season 8 days shorter.
When it snows in Attica, New York
The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Attica usually arrives around November 4, and the last of the season around April 17. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Warsaw 6 SW, NY, 11.4 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 17 days after the last snow.
Planting calendar for 14011
| When | What to do |
|---|---|
| February 23 – March 9 | Start peppers and aubergines indoorsThey need eight to ten weeks under lights before they can go out. |
| March 9 – March 23 | Start tomatoes indoorsSix to eight weeks gives a transplant big enough to set fruit early. |
| April 6 – April 20 | Sow peas, spinach, lettuce, radish outdoorsThese tolerate light frost and prefer to germinate in cool soil. |
| May 4 onward | Transplant tomatoes, peppers, basil, squash, cucumbersThe average last freeze has passed — still watch the actual forecast. |
| by July 25 | Sow the autumn crop of carrots, beets and brassicasThey need about twelve weeks to size up before growth stops. |
| by October 3 | Harvest tender crops, or be ready to cover themA first freeze two weeks early is well within normal variation. |
| October 17 onward | Plant garlic, mulch beds, lift tender bulbsGarlic wants a cold spell; bare soil loses structure over winter. |
The weeks before and after the 50% dates are general rules of thumb, not NOAA figures; a seed packet gives the timing for each variety.
Where these figures come from
ZIP 14011 is 7 miles from Wyoming 3W, NY, which stands at 1,559 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 14011 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.
Hardiness zone and temperature range: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (USDA-ARS, Oregon State University), ZIP-code listing, unchanged. °C converted from °F by this site.
Thirty-year averages, not a forecast: check the forecast before planting out. How stations are matched and which pages are offered to search engines: methodology.