Meshoppen, PA 18629 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Meshoppen, PA, ZIP 18629
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/06, about 251 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/07, about 154 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Meshoppen 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
Zone 6a around Meshoppen has about 6 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/22 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Meshoppen compares
About 154 days separate Meshoppen's last and first frost, putting it 34,434 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,908 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Meshoppen's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Meshoppen can differ from the 18629 normal.