Midway, PA 15060 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Midway, PA, ZIP 15060
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Midway 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
Zone 6b around Midway has about 8 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 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Midway compares
About 181 days separate Midway's last and first frost, putting it 24,648 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 839 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Midway can differ from the 15060 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Midway's frost date answer different questions.