Shamokin, PA 17964 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Shamokin, 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Shamokin 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Shamokin 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 Shamokin compares
At roughly 172 frost-free days, Shamokin places 28,259 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 1,346 of 2,088.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Shamokin can differ from the 17964 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Shamokin's frost date answer different questions.