Cambridge, OH 43725 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cambridge, OH, ZIP 43725
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 177 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Cambridge, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Cambridge has about 7 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
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 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 Cambridge compares
About 177 days separate Cambridge's last and first frost, putting it 26,065 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 918 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Cambridge can differ from the 43725 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Cambridge's frost date answer different questions.