Powhatan Point, OH 43942 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Powhatan Point, OH, ZIP 43942
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Powhatan Point 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
Zone 6b around Powhatan Point has about 8 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 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/13 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Powhatan Point compares
At roughly 182 frost-free days, Powhatan Point places 24,199 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 733 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Powhatan Point's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Powhatan Point can differ from the 43942 normal.