Midway, OH 43151 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Midway, OH?
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/18, about 175 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Midway, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Midway before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Midway compares
Midway's growing season runs about 175 days, ranking 27,228 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,078 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Midway's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Midway can differ from the 43151 normal.