Elkland, PA 16942 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elkland, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/09, roughly 254 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/12, about 155 frost-free days later.
Elkland 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 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.
Why 05/09 isn't a guarantee
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
At roughly 155 frost-free days, Elkland places 33,998 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 1,785 of 2,088.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Elkland can differ from the 16942 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 5b and Elkland's frost date answer different questions.