Middlefield, OH 44062 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Middlefield, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 05/01, roughly 246 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 170 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Middlefield 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Middlefield 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
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Middlefield compares
At roughly 170 frost-free days, Middlefield places 29,029 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 1,164 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Middlefield's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Middlefield can differ from the 44062 normal.