Elkland, PA 16920 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elkland, PA?
Around 05/09 is the usual last spring frost, about 254 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 155 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elkland in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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 Elkland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Elkland's last frost
05/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elkland compares
Elkland's growing season runs about 155 days, ranking 33,997 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,784 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Elkland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Elkland's dates instead of trusting one.