Shelocta, PA 15783 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Shelocta, PA, ZIP 15783
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 171 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Shelocta 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
Zone 6b around Shelocta has about 8 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.
The actual range around Shelocta'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 Shelocta compares
Shelocta's growing season runs about 171 days, ranking 28,855 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,455 of 2,088.
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local microclimates explains what one yard in Shelocta can differ from the 15783 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Shelocta's frost date answer different questions.