Lore City, OH 43750 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lore City, OH?
Around 04/30 is the usual last spring frost, about 245 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 167 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lore City 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Lore City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lore City compares
Lore City's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 30,189 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,345 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Lore City's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lore City's dates instead of trusting one.