East Side, PA 18210 Frost Dates
When can you plant in East Side, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/06, roughly 251 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 154 frost-free days later.
East Side sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 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 6 weeks of growing season left in East Side 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
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How East Side compares
About 154 days separate East Side's last and first frost, putting it 34,441 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,910 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around East Side's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in East Side can differ from the 18210 normal.