Hawley, PA 18426 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hawley, PA?
Around 05/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 251 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/08, about 154 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hawley in Zone 6a (-10 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
About 6 weeks of growing season left in Hawley 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 Hawley compares
About 154 days separate Hawley's last and first frost, putting it 34,369 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,893 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Hawley's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Hawley can differ from the 18426 normal.