Little Meadows, PA 13732 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Little Meadows, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/05, roughly 250 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 159 frost-free days later.
Little Meadows sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Little Meadows before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/05 isn't a guarantee
05/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Little Meadows compares
Little Meadows's growing season runs about 159 days, ranking 32,776 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,731 of 2,088.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Little Meadows can differ from the 13732 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Little Meadows's frost date answer different questions.