Rockledge, PA 19115 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rockledge, PA, ZIP 19115
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/04, roughly 219 days out. 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
Zone 7b around Rockledge has about 10 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
04/04 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
Rockledge's growing season runs about 216 days, ranking 13,799 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 68 of 2,088.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Rockledge can differ from the 19115 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Rockledge's frost date answer different questions.