Farrell, PA 16161 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Farrell, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 167 frost-free days later.
Farrell 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Farrell before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Farrell's last frost
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Farrell compares
About 167 days separate Farrell's last and first frost, putting it 29,969 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,514 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Farrell can differ from the 16161 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Farrell's frost date answer different questions.