Schwenksville, PA 19438 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Schwenksville, PA?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 173 frost-free days later.
Schwenksville sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Schwenksville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Schwenksville compares
Schwenksville's growing season runs about 173 days, ranking 27,967 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within PA, it ranks 1,333 of 2,088.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Schwenksville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Schwenksville can differ from the 19438 normal.