North Catasauqua, PA 18032 Frost Dates
When can you plant in North Catasauqua, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/20, roughly 235 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 184 frost-free days later.
North Catasauqua sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 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 North Catasauqua before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How North Catasauqua compares
About 184 days separate North Catasauqua's last and first frost, putting it 23,544 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 795 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around North Catasauqua's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in North Catasauqua can differ from the 18032 normal.