Ashland, PA 17943 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ashland, PA?
Around 04/27 is the usual last spring frost, about 242 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 172 frost-free days later.
Ashland 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 Ashland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Ashland compares
About 172 days separate Ashland's last and first frost, putting it 28,327 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,364 of 2,088.
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