Shadyside, OH 43947 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Shadyside, OH?
Around 04/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 235 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 192 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Shadyside, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Shadyside 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
04/20 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 Shadyside compares
Shadyside's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,334 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 251 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Shadyside's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Shadyside can differ from the 43947 normal.