Aliquippa, PA 15001 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Aliquippa, PA, ZIP 15001
Around 04/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 243 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 172 frost-free days later.
Aliquippa sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
Zone 6b around Aliquippa has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/28 isn't a guarantee
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Aliquippa compares
At roughly 172 frost-free days, Aliquippa places 28,234 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 1,338 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Aliquippa can differ from the 15001 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Aliquippa's frost date answer different questions.