Renovo, PA 17778 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Renovo, PA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/29, about 244 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 177 frost-free days later.
Renovo sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Renovo before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Renovo compares
Renovo's growing season runs about 177 days, ranking 26,182 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 970 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Renovo's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Renovo can differ from the 17778 normal.