Russells Point, OH 43333 Frost Dates
43333, near Russells Point, OH: the frost window
Around 04/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 241 days away. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/20, roughly 175 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Russells Point in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
Russells Point's growing season runs out in roughly 8 weeks — a cold frame or greenhouse kit is the usual way to keep cool-weather crops going past the first frost.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 04/12 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/12 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Russells Point against the rest of the dataset
At roughly 175 frost-free days, Russells Point places 27,053 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 1,042 of 1,383.
Learn more
Two guides worth reading on 43333: zone vs. frost date, on why Zone 6a and Russells Point's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range, on how to read the range around Russells Point's dates instead of trusting one.