Chilo, OH 41043 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chilo, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/16, about 231 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 196 frost-free days later.
Chilo sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Chilo before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Chilo's last frost
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chilo compares
About 196 days separate Chilo's last and first frost, putting it 19,127 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 131 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Chilo can differ from the 41043 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Chilo's frost date answer different questions.