When to plant in Freemansburg, PA

Planting dates worked out from Freemansburg's own frost records, not a generic zone chart.

Safe to plant out

May 14

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

Apr 25

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 18

1 year in 10 by Oct 4

Frost-free days

175

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl Ap · 9.0 km away · station 117 m, town 97 m. How we match towns to stations

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 19 – Apr 2	May 14 – May 28	Jul 8
Sweet pepper	Mar 5 – Mar 19	May 14 – May 28	Jul 13
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 21 – Feb 28	Mar 28 – Apr 11	May 7
Peas	—	Mar 25 – Apr 22	May 19
Bush beans	—	May 7 – May 28	Jun 26
Carrot	—	Apr 4 – May 16	Jun 3
Beet	—	Apr 3 – May 15	May 23
Potato	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 13
Kale	Feb 18 – Mar 4	Apr 1 – Apr 15	May 14
Broccoli	Feb 14 – Feb 28	Mar 28 – Apr 18	May 27
Cucumber	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jul 3
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Jun 28
Winter squash	Apr 16 – Apr 23	May 14 – May 28	Aug 2
Sweet corn	—	May 7 – May 28	Jul 6
Onion (from sets)	—	Mar 28 – Apr 18	Jun 26
Garlic	—	Oct 4 – Nov 1 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 25 – Apr 22	May 2
Basil	Apr 2 – Apr 16	May 14 – May 28	Jul 10

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Freemansburg's weather over time

How the growing season has shifted here, year by year, from the station's own records.

Each year's last spring frostLong-term trend

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Year	Last spring frost
1948	Apr 18
1949	Apr 29
1950	Apr 22
1951	Apr 21
1952	Apr 12
1953	Apr 22
1954	Apr 13
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 17
1957	May 4
1958	Apr 10
1959	Apr 13
1960	Apr 20
1961	Apr 21
1962	Apr 18
1963	Apr 27
1964	Apr 10
1965	Apr 6
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 26
1968	Apr 7
1969	Apr 13
1970	May 7
1971	Apr 25
1972	Apr 28
1973	Apr 15
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 23
1976	May 5
1977	Apr 10
1978	Apr 9
1979	Apr 8
1980	Apr 17
1981	Apr 22
1982	Apr 15
1983	Apr 20
1984	Apr 10
1985	Apr 10
1986	Apr 23
1987	Apr 2
1988	Apr 26
1989	Apr 24
1990	Apr 19
1991	Apr 4
1992	Apr 13
1993	Apr 14
1994	Apr 22
1995	Apr 17
1996	May 14
1997	May 8
1998	Apr 13
1999	Apr 25
2000	May 1
2001	Apr 29
2002	May 21
2003	Apr 14
2004	Apr 10
2005	May 5
2006	Apr 30
2007	Apr 11
2008	May 1
2009	May 19
2010	May 11
2011	Apr 22
2012	Apr 30
2013	May 14
2014	Apr 21
2015	Apr 25
2016	Apr 13
2017	Apr 9
2018	Apr 22
2019	Apr 29
2020	Apr 19
2021	Apr 22
2022	Apr 30
2023	May 18
2024	Apr 26

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1948	180
1949	180
1950	176
1951	174
1952	190
1953	169
1954	177
1955	197
1956	146
1957	160
1958	178
1959	188
1960	183
1961	166
1962	188
1963	149
1964	178
1965	194
1966	159
1967	176
1968	181
1969	192
1970	174
1971	193
1972	164
1973	204
1974	138
1975	189
1976	159
1977	215
1978	191
1979	205
1980	196
1981	173
1982	185
1983	184
1984	206
1985	201
1986	178
1987	194
1988	165
1989	168
1990	190
1991	192
1992	175
1993	179
1994	176
1995	183
1996	142
1997	146
1998	202
1999	165
2000	150
2001	161
2002	146
2003	171
2004	207
2005	175
2006	165
2007	200
2008	170
2009	152
2010	164
2011	190
2012	165
2013	162
2014	181
2015	175
2016	195
2017	211
2018	186
2019	186
2020	181
2021	194
2022	171
2023	166
2024	173

Each year's average temperature, April to SeptemberLong-term trend

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1948	18.4 °C
1949	19.2 °C
1950	17.3 °C
1951	17.9 °C
1952	18.6 °C
1953	18.5 °C
1954	18.1 °C
1955	19.4 °C
1956	16.9 °C
1957	18.6 °C
1958	17.8 °C
1959	19.6 °C
1960	18.4 °C
1961	18.3 °C
1962	18.0 °C
1963	17.7 °C
1964	18.1 °C
1965	18.3 °C
1966	18.1 °C
1967	17.0 °C
1968	18.4 °C
1969	18.6 °C
1970	18.4 °C
1971	17.9 °C
1972	18.0 °C
1973	18.7 °C
1974	18.0 °C
1975	18.0 °C
1976	18.3 °C
1977	19.3 °C
1978	18.5 °C
1979	18.4 °C
1980	20.3 °C
1981	18.7 °C
1982	17.6 °C
1983	18.9 °C
1984	18.3 °C
1985	18.9 °C
1986	18.5 °C
1987	18.8 °C
1988	18.8 °C
1989	18.1 °C
1990	18.3 °C
1991	19.7 °C
1992	17.6 °C
1993	19.2 °C
1994	19.4 °C
1995	18.9 °C
1996	17.5 °C
1997	16.9 °C
1998	19.0 °C
1999	18.7 °C
2000	17.6 °C
2001	17.9 °C
2002	19.0 °C
2003	18.2 °C
2004	18.8 °C
2005	19.4 °C
2006	18.7 °C
2007	18.6 °C
2008	18.4 °C
2009	17.9 °C
2010	19.8 °C
2011	19.8 °C
2012	19.6 °C
2013	18.7 °C
2014	18.6 °C
2015	19.8 °C
2016	19.8 °C
2017	19.4 °C
2018	20.0 °C
2019	20.5 °C
2020	19.1 °C
2021	19.2 °C
2022	19.1 °C
2023	18.6 °C
2024	19.6 °C

What this means for you: Since 1948, Freemansburg's last spring frost has come about 1 day later per decade, on average. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Allentown Lehigh Vly Intl Ap (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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