Danville, OH 43014 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Danville, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 172 frost-free days later.
Danville sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Danville 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
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Danville compares
Danville's growing season runs about 172 days, ranking 28,397 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,117 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Danville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Danville's dates instead of trusting one.