Kelleys Island, OH 43438 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kelleys Island, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 209 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kelleys Island in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Kelleys Island 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
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Kelleys Island compares
About 209 days separate Kelleys Island's last and first frost, putting it 15,420 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 58 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Kelleys Island's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Kelleys Island can differ from the 43438 normal.