Martins Ferry, OH 43935 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Martins Ferry, OH, ZIP 43935
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/20, roughly 235 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 192 frost-free days later.
Martins Ferry 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
Zone 6b around Martins Ferry has about 9 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.
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. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Martins Ferry compares
Martins Ferry's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,276 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 240 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Martins Ferry's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Martins Ferry can differ from the 43935 normal.