When to plant in Noyack, NY

Planting dates worked out from Noyack's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Last spring frost

Early · riskyApr 129 years in 10 still get a later frost
TypicalApr 24about half of years get a later frost
Safe to plant outMay 81 year in 10 gets a later frost

Hardy crops like peas and spinach are timed from the typical date. Wait for the safe date before planting out tomatoes, peppers and squash.

First fall frost

EarlyOct 81 year in 10 has frost by then
TypicalOct 23about half of years have had frost
LateNov 79 years in 10 have had frost by then

A typical year has 183 frost-free days. Plan for tender crops to be ripe by the early date.

Station used: Bridgehampton · 6.1 km away · station 13 m, town 8 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 13 – Mar 27	May 8 – May 22	Jul 2
Sweet pepper	Feb 27 – Mar 13	May 8 – May 22	Jul 7
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 24 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 14	May 10
Peas	—	Mar 31 – Apr 28	May 25
Bush beans	—	May 1 – May 22	Jun 20
Carrot	—	Apr 11 – May 23	Jun 10
Beet	—	Apr 11 – May 23	May 31
Potato	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 20
Kale	Feb 24 – Mar 10	Apr 7 – Apr 21	May 20
Broccoli	Feb 17 – Mar 3	Mar 31 – Apr 21	May 30
Cucumber	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jun 27
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jun 22
Winter squash	Apr 10 – Apr 17	May 8 – May 22	Jul 27
Sweet corn	—	May 1 – May 22	Jun 30
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 31 – Apr 21	Jun 29
Garlic	—	Oct 9 – Nov 6 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 31 – Apr 28	May 8
Basil	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 8 – May 22	Jul 4

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Noyack's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1931	Apr 17
1932	Apr 28
1933	Apr 28
1934	Apr 30
1935	Apr 17
1936	Apr 25
1937	Apr 26
1938	Apr 11
1939	Apr 13
1940	Apr 15
1941	Apr 7
1942	Apr 11
1943	Apr 21
1944	Apr 6
1945	Apr 24
1946	Apr 18
1947	Apr 23
1948	Apr 26
1949	Apr 29
1950	Apr 17
1951	Mar 27
1952	Apr 12
1953	Apr 14
1954	Apr 10
1955	Apr 9
1956	Apr 21
1957	Apr 16
1958	Apr 10
1959	Apr 14
1960	Apr 20
1961	Apr 21
1962	Apr 21
1963	Apr 29
1964	May 4
1965	Apr 25
1966	Apr 17
1967	Apr 30
1968	May 8
1969	Apr 13
1970	Apr 17
1971	Apr 17
1972	Apr 28
1973	Apr 21
1974	Apr 20
1975	Apr 23
1976	Apr 13
1977	Apr 15
1978	May 1
1979	Apr 22
1980	Apr 18
1981	May 9
1982	Apr 23
1983	Apr 23
1984	Apr 22
1985	May 9
1986	Apr 15
1987	May 14
1988	May 9
1989	Apr 23
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 13
1992	May 20
1995	May 8
1996	May 14
1997	Apr 22
1998	Apr 13
1999	Apr 17
2000	May 1
2001	May 7
2002	Apr 27
2003	May 5
2004	Apr 10
2005	Apr 22
2006	Apr 13
2007	Apr 11
2008	May 1
2009	Apr 17
2010	Apr 14
2011	Apr 10
2012	Apr 30
2013	Apr 22
2014	Apr 21
2015	Apr 26
2018	Apr 24
2019	Apr 12
2020	Apr 23
2022	Apr 22
2023	Apr 11
2024	Apr 27
2025	Apr 18
2026	Apr 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1931	203
1932	189
1933	180
1934	183
1935	219
1936	184
1937	172
1938	218
1939	185
1940	186
1941	218
1942	198
1943	206
1944	199
1945	208
1946	209
1947	201
1948	176
1949	190
1950	192
1951	221
1952	196
1953	182
1954	180
1955	196
1956	202
1957	207
1958	211
1959	188
1960	184
1961	189
1962	186
1963	209
1964	160
1965	163
1966	195
1967	189
1968	176
1969	192
1970	194
1971	202
1972	165
1973	200
1974	181
1975	191
1976	188
1977	212
1978	167
1979	188
1980	195
1981	156
1982	170
1983	182
1984	166
1985	166
1986	175
1987	147
1988	152
1989	169
1990	190
1991	190
1992	134
1995	181
1996	143
1997	182
1998	204
1999	173
2000	161
2001	154
2002	179
2003	154
2004	201
2005	203
2006	196
2007	210
2008	172
2009	185
2010	201
2011	203
2012	165
2013	186
2014	181
2015	183
2019	203
2020	190
2022	206
2023	205
2025	189

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1931	17.5 °C
1932	16.5 °C
1933	16.8 °C
1934	16.9 °C
1935	16.3 °C
1936	16.5 °C
1937	17.1 °C
1938	16.9 °C
1939	17.1 °C
1940	15.6 °C
1941	17.5 °C
1942	17.0 °C
1943	16.8 °C
1944	17.7 °C
1945	17.0 °C
1946	16.1 °C
1947	16.5 °C
1948	16.5 °C
1949	17.6 °C
1950	15.8 °C
1951	17.2 °C
1952	17.9 °C
1953	17.5 °C
1954	16.5 °C
1955	17.8 °C
1956	15.9 °C
1957	17.4 °C
1958	16.4 °C
1959	17.6 °C
1960	17.1 °C
1961	16.9 °C
1962	16.4 °C
1963	16.5 °C
1964	16.6 °C
1965	16.7 °C
1966	16.3 °C
1967	15.8 °C
1968	17.3 °C
1969	17.2 °C
1970	17.2 °C
1971	17.0 °C
1972	16.4 °C
1973	17.6 °C
1974	17.2 °C
1975	17.1 °C
1976	17.3 °C
1977	17.6 °C
1978	16.5 °C
1979	17.3 °C
1980	17.6 °C
1981	17.2 °C
1982	16.1 °C
1983	17.3 °C
1984	17.0 °C
1985	17.2 °C
1986	16.9 °C
1987	17.1 °C
1988	17.3 °C
1989	17.2 °C
1990	17.2 °C
1991	18.3 °C
1992	15.9 °C
1995	16.9 °C
1996	16.6 °C
1997	16.4 °C
1998	17.5 °C
1999	18.1 °C
2000	16.6 °C
2001	17.3 °C
2002	18.2 °C
2003	17.3 °C
2004	17.1 °C
2005	18.2 °C
2006	18.0 °C
2007	17.7 °C
2008	17.8 °C
2009	17.4 °C
2010	19.4 °C
2011	18.6 °C
2012	18.4 °C
2013	17.2 °C
2014	16.9 °C
2015	17.9 °C
2018	17.5 °C
2019	17.5 °C
2020	17.6 °C
2022	18.0 °C
2023	17.4 °C
2024	17.5 °C
2025	17.8 °C

What this means for you: Since 1931, Noyack's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has shrunk by about 2 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Bridgehampton (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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