Harbor View, OH 43659 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Harbor View, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/20, roughly 235 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 188 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Harbor View in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Harbor View before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/20 isn't a guarantee
04/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 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 Harbor View compares
About 188 days separate Harbor View's last and first frost, putting it 22,248 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 424 of 1,383.
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