Mount Pocono, PA 18460 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Mount Pocono, 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Mount Pocono 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 Mount Pocono 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 Mount Pocono compares
About 154 days separate Mount Pocono's last and first frost, putting it 34,318 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,887 of 2,088.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Mount Pocono can differ from the 18460 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Mount Pocono's frost date answer different questions.