Meyersdale, PA 15552 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Meyersdale, PA, ZIP 15552
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 171 frost-free days later.
Meyersdale 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
Zone 6a around Meyersdale 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
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 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 Meyersdale compares
Meyersdale's growing season runs about 171 days, ranking 28,681 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,427 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Meyersdale can differ from the 15552 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Meyersdale's frost date answer different questions.