New Stanton, PA 15672 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Stanton, PA?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts New Stanton 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 New Stanton 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 New Stanton compares
At roughly 164 frost-free days, New Stanton places 30,987 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 1,583 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and New Stanton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around New Stanton's dates instead of trusting one.