Freeport, OH 43973 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Freeport, OH?
Around 04/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 241 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 176 frost-free days later.
Freeport 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 Freeport before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Freeport's last frost
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Freeport compares
Freeport's growing season runs about 176 days, ranking 26,626 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 996 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Freeport's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Freeport's dates instead of trusting one.