Cokeburg, PA 15324 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cokeburg, PA?
Around 05/03 is the usual last spring frost, about 248 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 164 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cokeburg 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Cokeburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cokeburg compares
Cokeburg's growing season runs about 164 days, ranking 31,109 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,597 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Cokeburg's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cokeburg's dates instead of trusting one.