Ridgway, PA 15822 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Ridgway, PA, ZIP 15822
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/06, roughly 251 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 160 frost-free days later.
Ridgway 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 Ridgway 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
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ridgway compares
About 160 days separate Ridgway's last and first frost, putting it 32,304 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,695 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Ridgway can differ from the 15822 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Ridgway's frost date answer different questions.