New Albany, PA 18833 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Albany, PA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/02, about 247 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 165 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for New Albany, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in New Albany 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
05/02 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 New Albany compares
At roughly 165 frost-free days, New Albany places 30,744 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within PA, it ranks 1,552 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around New Albany's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in New Albany can differ from the 18833 normal.