St. Paris, OH 43072 Frost Dates
When can you plant in St. Paris, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/25, about 240 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 175 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts St. Paris 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 St. Paris before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around St. Paris's last frost
04/25 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 St. Paris compares
St. Paris's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 26,991 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,032 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in St. Paris can differ from the 43072 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and St. Paris's frost date answer different questions.