Duboistown, PA 17702 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Duboistown, PA, ZIP 17702
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/24, roughly 239 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 180 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Duboistown in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
Zone 6b around Duboistown 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 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 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 Duboistown compares
Duboistown's growing season runs about 180 days, ranking 24,941 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 855 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Duboistown can differ from the 17702 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Duboistown's frost date answer different questions.