Rockledge, PA 19012 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Rockledge, PA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/04, about 219 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 216 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Rockledge in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Rockledge 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
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rockledge compares
About 216 days separate Rockledge's last and first frost, putting it 13,797 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within PA, it ranks 66 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Rockledge's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Rockledge can differ from the 19012 normal.