Amherst, OH 44001 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Amherst, OH, ZIP 44001
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 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 Amherst, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Amherst 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 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Amherst compares
Amherst's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,097 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 724 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Amherst's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Amherst's dates instead of trusting one.