East Stroudsburg, PA 18341 Frost Dates
When can you plant in East Stroudsburg, PA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 154 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts East Stroudsburg 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 6 weeks of growing season left in East Stroudsburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/06 isn't a guarantee
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 Stroudsburg compares
About 154 days separate East Stroudsburg's last and first frost, putting it 34,253 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,864 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and East Stroudsburg's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around East Stroudsburg's dates instead of trusting one.