Blain, PA 17021 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Blain, PA?
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 185 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Blain in Zone 7a (0 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Blain before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Blain compares
About 185 days separate Blain's last and first frost, putting it 23,333 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 737 of 2,088.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Blain can differ from the 17021 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Blain's frost date answer different questions.