Snow Shoe, PA 16845 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Snow Shoe, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/04, roughly 249 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 161 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Snow Shoe 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 6 weeks of growing season left in Snow Shoe before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/04 isn't a guarantee
05/04 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. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Snow Shoe compares
About 161 days separate Snow Shoe's last and first frost, putting it 32,122 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,680 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Snow Shoe's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Snow Shoe's dates instead of trusting one.