Saxton, PA 16678 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Saxton, PA, ZIP 16678
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 177 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Saxton 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 Saxton 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Saxton compares
About 177 days separate Saxton's last and first frost, putting it 26,205 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 972 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Saxton can differ from the 16678 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Saxton's frost date answer different questions.