Waite Hill, OH 44094 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Waite Hill, 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 Waite Hill in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Waite Hill 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
04/26 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 Waite Hill compares
Waite Hill's growing season runs about 184 days, ranking 23,620 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 664 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Waite Hill's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Waite Hill's dates instead of trusting one.