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Masontown, PA 15351 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Masontown, PA?

Zone 7a

Around 04/28 is the usual last spring frost, about 243 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 175 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Masontown in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Masontown before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Masontown's last frost

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. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Masontown compares

Masontown's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 26,930 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,157 of 2,088.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Masontown's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Masontown can differ from the 15351 normal.