Kane, PA 16333 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kane, PA?
Around 05/18 is the usual last spring frost, about 263 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/01, about 136 frost-free days later.
Kane sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 5 weeks of growing season left in Kane before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kane compares
At roughly 136 frost-free days, Kane places 37,682 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 2,048 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Kane's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Kane's dates instead of trusting one.