Grandview Heights, OH 43086 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grandview Heights, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/20, about 235 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 185 frost-free days later.
Grandview Heights 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Grandview Heights before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Grandview Heights compares
At roughly 185 frost-free days, Grandview Heights places 23,094 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 538 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Grandview Heights can differ from the 43086 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Grandview Heights's frost date answer different questions.