New York planting zones & frost dates
USDA hardiness zones in New York go from 4b to 7b. Pick your city for its average frost dates and a planting calendar, or search by ZIP code.
| City | Zone | Avg. last frost | Avg. first frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 |
| Amherst | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| Amsterdam | 5b | May 7 | Oct 7 |
| Auburn | 6a | May 2 | Oct 18 |
| Babylon | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Baldwin | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Batavia | 6a | May 3 | Oct 16 |
| Bay Shore | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 11 |
| Beacon | 6b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 |
| Bellmore | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Bethpage | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Binghamton | 6a | May 2 | Oct 11 |
| Bohemia | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Brentwood | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Brighton | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 25 |
| Brooklyn | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 19 |
| Buffalo | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| Canandaigua | 6b | Apr 29 | Oct 22 |
| Centereach | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Central Islip | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Cheektowaga | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| Cicero | 5b | Apr 29 | Oct 19 |
| Clay | 5b | May 4 | Oct 11 |
| Clifton Park | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 |
| Cohoes | 6a | Apr 19 | Oct 26 |
| Commack | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Copiague | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Coram | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 7 |
| Corning | 6a | May 17 | Oct 2 |
| Cortland | 5b | May 7 | Oct 8 |
| Cortlandt Manor | 7a | Apr 25 | Oct 19 |
| Deer Park | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Depew | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| Dix Hills | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Dobbs Ferry | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Dunkirk | 7a | Apr 30 | Oct 23 |
| East Amherst | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| East Islip | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 11 |
| East Massapequa | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| East Meadow | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| East Northport | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| East Patchogue | 7a | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| East Setauket | 7b | Apr 15 | Nov 10 |
| Eggertsville | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| Elmira | 6a | May 6 | Oct 11 |
| Elmont | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 14 |
| Elwood | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Endicott | 6a | May 5 | Oct 12 |
| Endwell | 6a | May 5 | Oct 12 |
| Fairmount | 6a | Apr 29 | Oct 19 |
| Fallsburg | 6a | May 9 | Oct 5 |
| Farmingville | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Floral Park | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Fort Drum | 5a | May 2 | Oct 13 |
| Fort Salonga | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Franklin Square | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Fredonia | 6b | Apr 25 | Nov 1 |
| Freeport | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Fulton | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 24 |
| Garden City | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Gates-North Gates | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 25 |
| Geneva | 6b | Apr 30 | Oct 21 |
| Glen Cove | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Glens Falls | 5a | May 17 | Sep 29 |
| Glenville | 6a | May 7 | Oct 7 |
| Gloversville | 5b | May 11 | Oct 3 |
| Grand Island | 6b | Apr 26 | Oct 25 |
| Great Neck | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 |
| Greece | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 25 |
| Greenburgh | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Greenlawn | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Hampton Bays | 7a | May 7 | Oct 14 |
| Harrison | 7b | Apr 12 | Oct 31 |
| Hauppauge | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Haverstraw | 7a | Apr 25 | Oct 19 |
| Hempstead | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Henrietta | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 25 |
| Hicksville | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Holbrook | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Holtsville | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Huntington | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Huntington Station | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Irondequoit | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 25 |
| Islip | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 11 |
| Ithaca | 6a | May 11 | Oct 3 |
| Jamestown | 6a | May 8 | Oct 13 |
| Jefferson Valley-Yorktown | 6b | Apr 30 | Oct 17 |
| Jericho | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Johnson City | 6a | May 2 | Oct 11 |
| Kenmore | 6b | May 6 | Oct 15 |
| Kings Park | 7b | Apr 9 | Nov 10 |
| Kingston | 6b | May 14 | Sep 28 |
| Kiryas Joel | 6b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 |
| Lackawanna | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| Lake Grove | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Lancaster | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| Latham | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 |
| Levittown | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Lindenhurst | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Lockport | 6b | Apr 26 | Oct 26 |
| Long Beach | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Lynbrook | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Mamaroneck | 7b | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Manhattan | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| Manorville | 7a | Apr 21 | Oct 24 |
| Massapequa | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Massapequa Park | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Massena | 4b | May 8 | Oct 1 |
| Mastic | 7a | Apr 18 | Oct 28 |
| Mastic Beach | 7a | Apr 18 | Oct 28 |
| Medford | 7a | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Melville | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Merrick | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Middle Island | 7a | Apr 21 | Oct 24 |
| Middletown | 6b | Apr 21 | Oct 22 |
| Miller Place | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 7 |
| Mineola | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Monsey | 7a | Apr 19 | Oct 23 |
| Mount Kisco | 7a | Apr 25 | Oct 19 |
| Mount Sinai | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 7 |
| Mount Vernon | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 |
| Nanuet | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Nesconset | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| New Cassel | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| New City | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| New Rochelle | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 |
| New York City | 7b | Mar 30 | Nov 20 |
| Newburgh | 6b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 |
| Niagara Falls | 6b | Apr 26 | Oct 25 |
| North Amityville | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| North Babylon | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| North Bay Shore | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| North Bellmore | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| North Bellport | 7a | Apr 18 | Oct 28 |
| North Castle | 7a | Apr 12 | Oct 31 |
| North Lindenhurst | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| North Massapequa | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| North Merrick | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| North New Hyde Park | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| North Tonawanda | 6b | May 6 | Oct 15 |
| North Valley Stream | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 14 |
| North Wantagh | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Oceanside | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Ogdensburg | 5a | Apr 29 | Oct 10 |
| Olean | 5b | May 7 | Oct 11 |
| Oneida | 5b | May 1 | Oct 13 |
| Oneonta | 5b | May 17 | Oct 3 |
| Ossining | 7a | Apr 25 | Oct 19 |
| Oswego | 6a | Apr 22 | Oct 29 |
| Patchogue | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Pearl River | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Peekskill | 7a | Apr 30 | Oct 17 |
| Plainview | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Plattsburgh | 5a | May 6 | Oct 5 |
| Port Chester | 7b | Apr 12 | Oct 31 |
| Port Washington | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Poughkeepsie | 6b | Apr 21 | Oct 21 |
| Queens | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 14 |
| Queensbury | 5a | May 9 | Sep 30 |
| Ridge | 7a | Apr 21 | Oct 24 |
| Riverhead | 7a | Apr 6 | Nov 9 |
| Rochester | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 25 |
| Rockville Centre | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Rocky Point | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 7 |
| Roessleville | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 |
| Rome | 5b | May 6 | Oct 13 |
| Ronkonkoma | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| Roosevelt | 7b | Apr 7 | Nov 8 |
| Rotterdam | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 |
| Rye | 7b | Apr 12 | Oct 31 |
| Saint James | 7b | Apr 15 | Nov 10 |
| Salisbury | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Saratoga Springs | 5b | May 2 | Oct 7 |
| Sayville | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 11 |
| Scarsdale | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Schenectady | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 |
| Seaford | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Selden | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 7 |
| Setauket-East Setauket | 7b | Apr 15 | Nov 10 |
| Shirley | 7a | Apr 18 | Oct 28 |
| Sleepy Hollow | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Smithtown | 7b | Apr 10 | Nov 2 |
| South Farmingdale | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Spring Valley | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Staten Island | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 10 |
| Stony Brook | 7b | Apr 15 | Nov 10 |
| Stony Point | 7a | Apr 25 | Oct 19 |
| Suffern | 7a | Apr 19 | Oct 23 |
| Syosset | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Syracuse | 6a | Apr 29 | Oct 19 |
| Tarrytown | 7a | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Terryville | 7b | Apr 4 | Nov 7 |
| The Bronx | 7b | Apr 1 | Nov 16 |
| Tonawanda | 6b | May 6 | Oct 15 |
| Troy | 6a | Apr 19 | Oct 26 |
| Uniondale | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| Utica | 5b | May 1 | Oct 13 |
| Valley Stream | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 14 |
| Vestal | 6a | May 5 | Oct 12 |
| Wantagh | 7b | Apr 3 | Nov 11 |
| Watertown | 5a | May 2 | Oct 13 |
| Watervliet | 6a | Apr 19 | Oct 26 |
| Wawarsing | 6b | Apr 21 | Oct 27 |
| West Albany | 6a | Apr 27 | Oct 15 |
| West Babylon | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| West Haverstraw | 7a | Apr 25 | Oct 19 |
| West Hempstead | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| West Henrietta | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 25 |
| West Islip | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| West Seneca | 6b | Apr 24 | Oct 26 |
| Westbury | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 12 |
| White Plains | 7a | Apr 12 | Oct 31 |
| Wilton | 5b | May 2 | Oct 7 |
| Woodbury | 6b | Apr 10 | Nov 1 |
| Woodmere | 7b | Apr 2 | Nov 14 |
| Wyandanch | 7b | Apr 6 | Nov 6 |
| Wykagyl | 7b | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
| Yonkers | 7b | Apr 20 | Oct 26 |
Cities with 10,000+ residents. Data: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 and NOAA Climate Normals 1991–2020. Sources and method.