When to plant in Uniontown, PA

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

Safe to plant out

May 22

1 year in 10 has a later frost

Average last frost

May 4

about a 50% chance of a later one

Average first fall frost

Oct 15

1 year in 10 by Oct 2

Frost-free days

162

median, 1991–2020

Station used: Uniontown 1 Ne · 1.7 km away · station 291 m, town 328 m. How we match towns to stations

This season

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Planting dates for common crops

Crop	Start indoors	Plant out or sow	Harvest from
Tomato	Mar 27 – Apr 10	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 16
Sweet pepper	Mar 13 – Mar 27	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 21
Lettuce (leaf)	Mar 2 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 16
Peas	—	Mar 26 – Apr 23	May 20
Bush beans	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 4
Carrot	—	Apr 13 – May 25	Jun 12
Beet	—	Apr 6 – May 18	May 26
Potato	—	Apr 13 – May 4	Jun 22
Kale	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 20	May 19
Broccoli	Feb 23 – Mar 9	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jun 5
Cucumber	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 11
Summer squash and zucchini	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 6
Winter squash	Apr 24 – May 1	May 22 – Jun 5	Aug 10
Sweet corn	—	May 15 – Jun 5	Jul 14
Onion (from sets)	—	Apr 6 – Apr 27	Jul 5
Garlic	—	Oct 1 – Oct 29 (fall)	following summer
Spinach	—	Mar 26 – Apr 23	May 3
Basil	Apr 10 – Apr 24	May 22 – Jun 5	Jul 18

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Uniontown'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
1896	Apr 10
1898	Apr 8
1899	Apr 11
1900	May 10
1902	Apr 8
1903	Apr 5
1904	Apr 22
1906	May 8
1907	May 28
1908	May 1
1909	Apr 24
1910	May 7
1911	May 6
1912	Apr 23
1913	May 12
1914	May 1
1916	Apr 10
1917	Apr 16
1918	May 2
1919	Apr 27
1920	May 16
1921	Apr 19
1922	Apr 30
1923	May 10
1924	Apr 21
1925	Apr 16
1926	Apr 27
1927	May 1
1928	May 13
1929	Apr 23
1930	May 30
1931	May 4
1932	May 3
1933	Apr 27
1934	Apr 28
1935	Apr 22
1936	Apr 24
1937	Apr 17
1938	May 13
1939	May 4
1940	May 12
1941	May 12
1942	Apr 22
1943	May 2
1944	Apr 29
1945	May 2
1946	Apr 28
1947	May 11
1948	Apr 10
1949	Apr 17
1950	May 8
1951	Apr 20
1952	Apr 16
1953	Apr 21
1954	Apr 13
1955	Apr 8
1956	May 17
1957	May 5
1958	Apr 30
1959	Apr 15
1960	May 2
1961	May 4
1962	Apr 24
1963	May 24
1964	Apr 16
1965	Apr 14
1966	May 11
1967	Apr 29
1968	May 7
1969	May 1
1970	May 7
1971	May 4
1972	May 11
1974	May 8
1975	Apr 27
1976	May 13
1977	May 12
1978	May 4
1979	May 16
1980	May 11
1981	May 8
1982	May 5
1983	May 17
1984	May 18
1985	May 4
1986	May 5
1987	May 8
1988	May 26
1990	Apr 20
1991	Apr 25
1992	May 7
1993	May 21
1995	Apr 27
1996	May 14
1997	May 23
1998	Apr 29
2000	Apr 28
2001	May 15
2002	May 23
2003	Apr 28
2004	Apr 29
2005	May 5
2006	May 24
2007	Apr 15
2008	Apr 17
2009	May 20
2010	May 11
2011	Apr 15
2012	Apr 28
2013	May 15
2014	Apr 25
2015	Apr 13
2016	Apr 15
2017	May 10
2018	May 1

Each year's frost-free daysLong-term trend

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Year	Frost-free days
1896	181
1898	190
1899	172
1902	204
1903	202
1904	184
1907	143
1908	154
1909	171
1910	174
1911	176
1912	175
1913	162
1916	183
1917	173
1918	165
1919	199
1920	166
1921	177
1922	165
1923	147
1924	172
1925	176
1926	181
1927	188
1928	166
1929	177
1930	124
1931	167
1932	162
1933	169
1934	167
1935	160
1936	183
1937	179
1938	146
1939	163
1940	159
1941	166
1942	159
1943	155
1944	169
1945	160
1946	167
1947	138
1948	190
1949	192
1950	170
1951	191
1952	170
1953	169
1954	176
1955	196
1956	126
1957	158
1958	158
1959	186
1960	172
1961	171
1962	183
1963	121
1964	172
1965	174
1966	148
1967	166
1968	176
1969	166
1970	149
1971	156
1972	151
1974	138
1975	158
1976	151
1977	147
1978	157
1979	151
1980	147
1981	143
1982	164
1984	168
1985	132
1986	166
1987	153
1988	139
1990	182
1991	154
1993	132
1996	142
1997	131
1998	176
2000	162
2001	145
2002	147
2003	157
2004	159
2005	172
2006	143
2007	196
2008	184
2009	151
2010	164
2011	190
2012	165
2013	159
2014	184
2015	187
2016	193
2017	170

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

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Year	Growing-season temperature
1895	18.8 °C
1896	19.6 °C
1897	17.1 °C
1898	19.1 °C
1899	19.1 °C
1900	19.6 °C
1902	18.8 °C
1903	18.9 °C
1904	18.1 °C
1905	18.7 °C
1907	17.1 °C
1908	19.3 °C
1909	18.5 °C
1910	18.1 °C
1911	19.5 °C
1912	19.2 °C
1913	18.9 °C
1916	19.0 °C
1917	17.8 °C
1918	19.0 °C
1919	19.0 °C
1920	17.8 °C
1921	20.1 °C
1922	19.3 °C
1923	18.5 °C
1924	17.4 °C
1925	19.3 °C
1926	18.4 °C
1927	18.0 °C
1928	18.1 °C
1929	18.7 °C
1930	19.4 °C
1931	19.4 °C
1932	19.4 °C
1933	20.0 °C
1934	20.2 °C
1935	18.4 °C
1936	19.6 °C
1937	18.9 °C
1938	19.4 °C
1939	19.5 °C
1940	18.2 °C
1941	19.7 °C
1942	19.4 °C
1943	18.9 °C
1944	19.7 °C
1945	19.4 °C
1946	18.6 °C
1947	19.5 °C
1948	19.5 °C
1949	19.2 °C
1950	17.8 °C
1951	18.7 °C
1952	19.0 °C
1953	19.4 °C
1954	19.1 °C
1955	19.9 °C
1956	17.7 °C
1957	19.5 °C
1958	18.0 °C
1959	19.9 °C
1961	17.9 °C
1962	18.8 °C
1963	18.1 °C
1964	19.2 °C
1965	19.4 °C
1966	18.3 °C
1967	18.0 °C
1968	19.2 °C
1969	19.2 °C
1970	19.6 °C
1971	17.6 °C
1972	17.6 °C
1974	17.5 °C
1975	18.1 °C
1976	16.8 °C
1977	18.7 °C
1978	18.0 °C
1979	17.4 °C
1980	17.9 °C
1981	17.8 °C
1982	17.1 °C
1983	17.6 °C
1984	17.1 °C
1985	17.7 °C
1986	18.0 °C
1987	18.2 °C
1988	17.8 °C
1990	17.1 °C
1991	18.8 °C
1993	18.0 °C
1996	17.6 °C
1997	16.2 °C
1998	18.4 °C
2000	17.4 °C
2001	17.6 °C
2002	18.4 °C
2003	17.7 °C
2004	18.3 °C
2005	18.8 °C
2006	17.9 °C
2007	18.4 °C
2008	18.3 °C
2009	17.9 °C
2010	19.4 °C
2011	19.4 °C
2012	18.8 °C
2013	18.5 °C
2014	18.0 °C
2015	19.2 °C
2016	19.5 °C
2017	19.0 °C

What this means for you: Since 1896, Uniontown's last spring frost has come about 1 day later per decade, on average. The frost-free season has shrunk by about 1 days per decade. Year-to-year swings are large, so keep using the safe date rather than the trend.

Source: daily records from Uniontown 1 Ne (NOAA GHCN-Daily). Years with too many missing days are left out.

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