Homer City, PA 15750 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Homer City, PA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 171 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Homer City 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Homer City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
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. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Homer City compares
About 171 days separate Homer City's last and first frost, putting it 28,691 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,431 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Homer City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Homer City can differ from the 15750 normal.