East Greenville, PA 18070 Frost Dates
Frost dates for East Greenville, PA, ZIP 18070
Around 04/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 241 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts East Greenville in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around East Greenville has about 7 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 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 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. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Greenville compares
East Greenville's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 26,929 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,156 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around East Greenville's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in East Greenville can differ from the 18070 normal.