Fayette, OH 43521 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fayette, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/27, about 242 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 173 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fayette 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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Fayette before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/27 isn't a guarantee
04/27 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fayette compares
At roughly 173 frost-free days, Fayette places 27,970 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 1,098 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Fayette's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Fayette's dates instead of trusting one.