Finleyville, PA 15367 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Finleyville, PA?
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 Finleyville 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Finleyville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Finleyville compares
About 193 days separate Finleyville's last and first frost, putting it 20,066 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 502 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Finleyville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Finleyville's dates instead of trusting one.