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LeRaysville, PA 18828 Frost Dates

When can you plant in LeRaysville, PA?

Zone 6a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/02, roughly 247 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 165 frost-free days later.

LeRaysville 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 7 weeks of growing season left in LeRaysville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 05/02 isn't a guarantee

05/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How LeRaysville compares

About 165 days separate LeRaysville's last and first frost, putting it 30,733 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 1,549 of 2,088.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around LeRaysville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in LeRaysville can differ from the 18828 normal.