Grafton, OH 44044 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Grafton, OH?
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 frost-free days later.
Grafton 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 Grafton 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
04/24 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 Grafton compares
About 182 days separate Grafton's last and first frost, putting it 24,118 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 729 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Grafton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Grafton can differ from the 44044 normal.