Chardon, OH 44024 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chardon, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/26, about 241 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 184 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chardon in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Chardon before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chardon compares
About 184 days separate Chardon's last and first frost, putting it 23,500 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 627 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Chardon's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Chardon can differ from the 44024 normal.