North Catasauqua, PA 18052 Frost Dates
Frost dates for North Catasauqua, PA, ZIP 18052
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. 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
Zone 7a around North Catasauqua has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
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
At roughly 184 frost-free days, North Catasauqua places 23,545 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 796 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in North Catasauqua can differ from the 18052 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and North Catasauqua's frost date answer different questions.