McVeytown, PA 17054 Frost Dates
Frost dates for McVeytown, PA, ZIP 17054
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.
McVeytown sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around McVeytown has about 8 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.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
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 McVeytown compares
About 185 days separate McVeytown's last and first frost, putting it 23,312 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 733 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and McVeytown's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around McVeytown's dates instead of trusting one.