Grandview Heights, OH 43279 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Grandview Heights in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 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
Grandview Heights's growing season runs about 185 days, ranking 23,110 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 554 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Grandview Heights's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Grandview Heights's dates instead of trusting one.