New Kensington, PA 15068 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Kensington, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/16, roughly 231 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 199 frost-free days later.
New Kensington 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in New Kensington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/16 isn't a guarantee
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Kensington compares
New Kensington's growing season runs about 199 days, ranking 18,065 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 291 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in New Kensington can differ from the 15068 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and New Kensington's frost date answer different questions.