Media, PA 19065 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Media, PA?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 224 frost-free days later.
Media sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Media 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
04/02 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 Media compares
Media's growing season runs about 224 days, ranking 11,844 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 28 of 2,088.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Media can differ from the 19065 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Media's frost date answer different questions.