Windsor, PA 17366 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Windsor, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 177 frost-free days later.
Windsor 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Windsor before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Windsor compares
Windsor's growing season runs about 177 days, ranking 26,168 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 964 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Windsor can differ from the 17366 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Windsor's frost date answer different questions.