Hazleton, PA 18234 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hazleton, PA?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hazleton 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Hazleton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Hazleton's last frost
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hazleton compares
About 175 days separate Hazleton's last and first frost, putting it 26,764 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,110 of 2,088.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Hazleton can differ from the 18234 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Hazleton's frost date answer different questions.