Bear Creek Village, PA 18602 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bear Creek Village, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/23, roughly 238 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 178 frost-free days later.
Bear Creek Village sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Bear Creek Village before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/23 isn't a guarantee
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bear Creek Village compares
About 178 days separate Bear Creek Village's last and first frost, putting it 25,905 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 937 of 2,088.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Bear Creek Village's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Bear Creek Village's dates instead of trusting one.