Millvale, PA 15209 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Millvale, PA, ZIP 15209
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Millvale 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 Millvale has about 9 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 04/18 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 Millvale compares
At roughly 193 frost-free days, Millvale places 19,927 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 473 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Millvale's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Millvale can differ from the 15209 normal.