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Ohiopyle, PA 15464 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Ohiopyle, PA?

Zone 6a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/01, about 246 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/13, about 164 frost-free days later.

Ohiopyle sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.

What to do before the first frost

About 7 weeks of growing season left in Ohiopyle before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 05/01 isn't a guarantee

05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/19 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Ohiopyle compares

Ohiopyle's growing season runs about 164 days, ranking 31,267 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,642 of 2,088.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Ohiopyle's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Ohiopyle's dates instead of trusting one.