Northern Cambria, PA 15762 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Northern Cambria, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 176 frost-free days later.
Northern Cambria 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Northern Cambria before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Northern Cambria's last frost
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 Northern Cambria compares
About 176 days separate Northern Cambria's last and first frost, putting it 26,456 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,034 of 2,088.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Northern Cambria can differ from the 15762 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Northern Cambria's frost date answer different questions.