Lowellville, OH 16155 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lowellville, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 167 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lowellville in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Lowellville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lowellville compares
At roughly 167 frost-free days, Lowellville places 30,086 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 1,299 of 1,383.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Lowellville can differ from the 16155 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Lowellville's frost date answer different questions.