Bridgeville, PA 15055 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bridgeville, PA?
Around 04/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 233 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bridgeville in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Bridgeville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bridgeville compares
About 193 days separate Bridgeville's last and first frost, putting it 19,885 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 467 of 2,088.
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