Pataskala, OH 43062 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pataskala, OH, ZIP 43062
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/18, roughly 233 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 191 frost-free days later.
Pataskala 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
Zone 6a around Pataskala has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pataskala compares
Pataskala's growing season runs about 191 days, ranking 20,722 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 282 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Pataskala can differ from the 43062 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Pataskala's frost date answer different questions.