New Bavaria, OH 43548 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Bavaria, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/28, roughly 243 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 170 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for New Bavaria, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in New Bavaria before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/28 isn't a guarantee
04/28 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 New Bavaria compares
New Bavaria's growing season runs about 170 days, ranking 29,272 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,202 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around New Bavaria's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in New Bavaria can differ from the 43548 normal.