McConnellsburg, PA 17223 Frost Dates
When can you plant in McConnellsburg, PA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 177 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts McConnellsburg 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 McConnellsburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around McConnellsburg's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McConnellsburg compares
McConnellsburg's growing season runs about 177 days, ranking 26,178 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 967 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in McConnellsburg can differ from the 17223 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and McConnellsburg's frost date answer different questions.