Whitehall, OH 43213 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Whitehall, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 191 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Whitehall, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Whitehall before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Whitehall compares
About 191 days separate Whitehall's last and first frost, putting it 20,719 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 280 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Whitehall can differ from the 43213 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Whitehall's frost date answer different questions.