Nanty-Glo, PA 15943 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Nanty-Glo, PA?
Around 04/29 is the usual last spring frost, about 244 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 176 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Nanty-Glo in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Nanty-Glo before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Nanty-Glo'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 Nanty-Glo compares
Nanty-Glo's growing season runs about 176 days, ranking 26,479 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,042 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Nanty-Glo can differ from the 15943 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Nanty-Glo's frost date answer different questions.