Lansford, PA 18232 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lansford, PA, ZIP 18232
Around 04/21 is the usual last spring frost, about 236 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 184 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lansford 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
Zone 6b around Lansford 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lansford compares
About 184 days separate Lansford's last and first frost, putting it 23,517 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 782 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Lansford can differ from the 18232 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Lansford's frost date answer different questions.