When to plant in Stroudsburg, PA

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

Safe to plant out

May 15

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 2

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 11

1 year in 10 by Sep 30

Frost-free days

163

median, 1991–2020

Station used: E Stroudsburg · 3.3 km away · station 144 m, town 132 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 20 – Apr 3	May 15 – May 29	Jul 9
Sweet pepper	Mar 6 – Mar 20	May 15 – May 29	Jul 14
Lettuce (leaf)	Feb 28 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 18	May 14
Peas	—	Mar 30 – Apr 27	May 24
Bush beans	—	May 8 – May 29	Jun 27
Carrot	—	Apr 11 – May 23	Jun 10
Beet	—	Apr 7 – May 19	May 27
Potato	—	Apr 11 – May 2	Jun 20
Kale	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 19
Broccoli	Feb 21 – Mar 7	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jun 3
Cucumber	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Jul 4
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Jun 29
Winter squash	Apr 17 – Apr 24	May 15 – May 29	Aug 3
Sweet corn	—	May 8 – May 29	Jul 7
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 4 – Apr 25	Jul 3
Garlic	—	Sep 27 – Oct 25 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 30 – Apr 27	May 7
Basil	Apr 3 – Apr 17	May 15 – May 29	Jul 11

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Stroudsburg'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
1911	May 6
1912	May 1
1913	May 12
1914	May 16
1915	May 20
1916	Apr 16
1917	May 24
1918	Apr 26
1919	Apr 28
1927	Apr 29
1928	May 25
1929	May 23
1930	Apr 29
1931	May 4
1932	May 19
1933	May 5
1934	May 13
1935	Apr 26
1937	Apr 17
1938	May 14
1942	May 11
1943	May 5
1944	Apr 29
1945	Apr 29
1946	May 10
1947	May 11
1950	May 9
1951	May 14
1952	May 4
1953	Apr 29
1954	May 7
1956	May 29
1957	May 29
1958	May 10
1959	May 16
1960	May 10
1961	May 31
1962	May 10
1963	May 25
1964	Jun 4
1965	Jun 4
1966	May 11
1967	May 17
1968	May 8
1970	May 7
1971	May 5
1972	May 11
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 28
1976	May 13
1977	May 15
1979	May 2
1980	May 10
1981	May 9
1982	Apr 29
1983	May 18
1984	May 15
1985	May 9
1986	Apr 24
1987	May 8
1988	Apr 26
1989	May 4
1990	May 12
1991	Apr 13
1992	May 7
1993	Apr 28
1995	May 7
1996	May 14
1997	May 8
2008	May 20
2009	May 19
2010	May 11
2011	Apr 22
2012	Apr 30
2013	May 14
2014	Apr 28
2015	Apr 26
2016	Apr 16
2017	Apr 9
2018	May 1
2019	Apr 29
2020	May 14
2021	May 13
2022	May 1
2023	May 18
2024	Apr 27
2025	Apr 18
2026	May 12

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1911	130
1912	151
1913	154
1914	134
1915	125
1916	162
1917	109
1918	156
1919	162
1927	147
1928	122
1929	118
1930	153
1931	158
1932	129
1933	161
1934	141
1935	153
1937	156
1938	142
1942	136
1943	136
1944	169
1945	157
1946	126
1947	134
1950	148
1951	138
1952	152
1953	147
1956	103
1957	120
1958	124
1959	123
1960	144
1961	121
1962	133
1963	111
1964	103
1965	87
1966	148
1967	128
1968	150
1970	150
1971	183
1972	143
1974	138
1975	157
1976	150
1977	144
1979	140
1980	148
1981	153
1982	164
1983	150
1984	140
1985	155
1986	165
1987	149
1988	162
1989	146
1990	160
1991	167
1992	146
1995	162
1996	142
2009	145
2010	151
2011	188
2012	164
2013	159
2014	174
2015	173
2016	177
2017	190
2018	169
2019	158
2020	129
2021	173
2022	160
2023	158
2024	166
2025	174

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1911	17.6 °C
1912	17.2 °C
1913	17.7 °C
1914	17.1 °C
1915	17.4 °C
1916	17.2 °C
1917	16.6 °C
1918	17.5 °C
1919	17.4 °C
1927	15.8 °C
1928	16.4 °C
1929	17.1 °C
1930	17.3 °C
1931	17.7 °C
1932	17.2 °C
1934	17.6 °C
1935	16.8 °C
1937	17.6 °C
1938	18.1 °C
1942	18.2 °C
1943	18.4 °C
1944	19.0 °C
1945	18.4 °C
1946	17.9 °C
1947	18.4 °C
1950	16.5 °C
1951	17.6 °C
1952	17.9 °C
1953	18.1 °C
1954	17.5 °C
1956	15.2 °C
1957	16.5 °C
1958	16.1 °C
1959	17.7 °C
1960	17.0 °C
1961	16.9 °C
1962	16.4 °C
1963	15.8 °C
1964	16.3 °C
1965	16.3 °C
1966	17.0 °C
1967	16.9 °C
1968	17.8 °C
1971	17.6 °C
1972	17.5 °C
1974	18.1 °C
1975	17.8 °C
1976	18.1 °C
1977	18.4 °C
1979	18.1 °C
1980	19.0 °C
1981	18.6 °C
1982	17.5 °C
1983	18.6 °C
1984	17.9 °C
1985	18.8 °C
1986	18.1 °C
1987	18.9 °C
1988	18.6 °C
1989	18.2 °C
1990	18.3 °C
1991	19.6 °C
1992	17.4 °C
1993	19.0 °C
1995	18.6 °C
1996	18.2 °C
2008	17.2 °C
2009	17.2 °C
2010	19.0 °C
2011	18.7 °C
2012	18.6 °C
2013	17.7 °C
2014	17.6 °C
2015	18.5 °C
2016	18.5 °C
2017	18.0 °C
2018	18.4 °C
2019	18.7 °C
2020	17.7 °C
2021	18.1 °C
2022	18.1 °C
2023	17.6 °C
2024	18.5 °C
2025	18.2 °C
2026	18.1 °C

What this means for you: Since 1911, Stroudsburg's last spring frost has stayed at about the same time of year. The frost-free season has grown by about 3 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from E Stroudsburg (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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