Archbold, OH 43553 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Archbold, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 170 frost-free days later.
Archbold sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Archbold before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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
About 170 days separate Archbold's last and first frost, putting it 28,994 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 1,158 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Archbold's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Archbold's dates instead of trusting one.