Wauseon, OH 43567 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wauseon, OH, ZIP 43567
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 188 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wauseon 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 Wauseon has about 8 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/06 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wauseon compares
About 188 days separate Wauseon's last and first frost, putting it 21,961 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 374 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wauseon can differ from the 43567 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Wauseon's frost date answer different questions.