West View, PA 15237 Frost Dates
Frost dates for West View, PA, ZIP 15237
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/28, roughly 243 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 172 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West View 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 West View has about 7 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West View compares
About 172 days separate West View's last and first frost, putting it 28,262 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,348 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in West View can differ from the 15237 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and West View's frost date answer different questions.