Brookhaven, PA 19015 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Brookhaven, PA, ZIP 19015
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 224 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Brookhaven 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
Zone 7b around Brookhaven has about 11 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Brookhaven compares
Brookhaven's growing season runs about 224 days, ranking 11,808 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 9 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Brookhaven's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Brookhaven can differ from the 19015 normal.