West Mansfield, OH 43067 Frost Dates
Frost dates for West Mansfield, OH, ZIP 43067
Around 04/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 241 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts West Mansfield 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
Zone 6a around West Mansfield has about 8 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Mansfield compares
About 175 days separate West Mansfield's last and first frost, putting it 27,121 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 1,056 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in West Mansfield can differ from the 43067 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and West Mansfield's frost date answer different questions.