Glen Hope, PA 16861 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Glen Hope, PA, ZIP 16861
Around 05/04 is the usual last spring frost, about 249 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/11, about 161 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Glen Hope 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
Zone 6a around Glen Hope has about 6 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
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 Glen Hope compares
Glen Hope's growing season runs about 161 days, ranking 32,181 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,688 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Glen Hope's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Glen Hope can differ from the 16861 normal.