Archbold, OH 43502 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Archbold, OH, ZIP 43502
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 170 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Archbold in Zone 6a (-10 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
Zone 6a around Archbold has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Archbold's last frost
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Archbold compares
Archbold's growing season runs about 170 days, ranking 28,993 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,157 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Archbold can differ from the 43502 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Archbold's frost date answer different questions.