Port Vue, PA 15133 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Port Vue, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/02, roughly 247 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 170 frost-free days later.
Port Vue 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Port Vue before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/02 isn't a guarantee
05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Port Vue compares
Port Vue's growing season runs about 170 days, ranking 29,016 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,473 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Port Vue's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Port Vue's dates instead of trusting one.