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McConnelsville, OH 43756 Frost Dates

When can you plant in McConnelsville, OH?

Zone 6b

Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 178 frost-free days later.

McConnelsville sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in McConnelsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee

04/24 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. 05/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How McConnelsville compares

About 178 days separate McConnelsville's last and first frost, putting it 25,772 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 863 of 1,383.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and McConnelsville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around McConnelsville's dates instead of trusting one.