New Straitsville, OH 43766 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Straitsville, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 167 frost-free days later.
New Straitsville sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in New Straitsville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Straitsville compares
New Straitsville's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 30,127 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,321 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in New Straitsville can differ from the 43766 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and New Straitsville's frost date answer different questions.