Gordon, PA 17936 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Gordon, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/27, roughly 242 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 172 frost-free days later.
Gordon sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Gordon before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
04/27 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. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Gordon compares
Gordon's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,418 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,395 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Gordon can differ from the 17936 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Gordon's frost date answer different questions.