Perry, OH 44081 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Perry, OH, ZIP 44081
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.
Perry 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
Zone 6b around Perry has about 9 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 04/26 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 Perry compares
At roughly 184 frost-free days, Perry places 23,579 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 647 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Perry can differ from the 44081 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Perry's frost date answer different questions.