Cleveland, OH 44113 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cleveland, OH, ZIP 44113
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 217 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Cleveland, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Cleveland has about 11 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 04/08 isn't a guarantee
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cleveland compares
About 217 days separate Cleveland's last and first frost, putting it 13,364 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 3 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Cleveland can differ from the 44113 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Cleveland's frost date answer different questions.