Frost dates / New York / Kiryas Joel

Frost dates in Kiryas Joel, NY

The station on this page is WEST POINT, NY US (USC00309292), 11.2 miles from the city point. Population in the Census 2024 estimate is 43,863.

Zone 6bUSDA average annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F, from ZIP 10950 (2.3 miles from the city point used on this page).

Median last 32°F is April 10. Median first 32°F is November 1. The 50% growing-season length is 204 days. The green band runs from the median last frost to the median first frost. Thin ticks mark the 10%, 50%, and 90% dates.

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

Last 32°F in spring

NCEI’s probability is the chance the last spring minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or after the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
90%	March 31	Earlier date. A last 32°F on or after this day is common.
50%	April 10	Median.
10%	April 24	Later date. A last 32°F on or after this day is uncommon.

First 32°F in fall

NCEI’s probability is the chance the first autumn minimum of 32°F or lower occurs on or before the date.

Probability	Date	How to read it
10%	October 16	Earlier date. A first 32°F on or before this day is uncommon.
50%	November 1	Median.
90%	November 14	Later date. A first 32°F on or before this day is common.

32°F growing-season length

Days between the last spring 32°F and the first autumn 32°F. The figure is a length the season meets or exceeds at that probability, from NCEI, not a subtraction done on this site.

Probability the season is at least this long	Days
10%	221
50%	204
90%	183

28°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	April 14	April 2	March 19
First, on or before	October 29	November 12	November 27
Season at least	243 days	223 days	205 days

36°F threshold

	10%	50%	90%
Last, on or after	May 7	April 23	April 10
First, on or before	October 7	October 20	November 3
Season at least	198 days	179 days	158 days

Station WEST POINT, NY US (USC00309292). Completeness flag R, 22 years used for the 32°F dates. NCEI’s annual probability of at least one day at or below 32°F is 100%. Freeze dates are conditional on that threshold occurring. Elevation 97.5 m. The same probability language applies to the 28°F and 36°F rows when those dates passed the same quality checks.

Planting calendar for Kiryas Joel · Zone 6b

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Kiryas Joel, NY

Zone 6bAverage annual extreme minimum -5°F to 0°F

Outside the median season Growing seasonTicks: 10%, 50%, and 90%

New York. Nearest qualified station: WEST POINT, NY US (USC00309292), 11.2 miles. Median last 32°F April 10. Median first 32°F November 1. The 50% growing-season length is 204 days.

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32°F probabilities at this station

	10%	50%	90%
Last 32°F on or after	April 24	April 10	March 31
First 32°F on or before	October 16	November 1	November 14

Column order matches the NCEI file: for the last freeze, 10% is the later date and 90% is the earlier date. How to read the probabilities.

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Planting calendar

Windows below are from Cornell University, Cornell Vegetables, Vegetable planting dates for Upstate New York, retrieved 2026-10-10. It’s based on areas with last spring frost around May 20 and first fall frost around October 1. Dates below are the outdoor ranges printed in that table, not a conversion into weeks before frost.

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