Bratenahl, OH 44181 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bratenahl, OH, ZIP 44181
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/08, roughly 223 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/12, about 217 frost-free days later.
Bratenahl 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 Bratenahl 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 Bratenahl compares
Bratenahl's growing season runs about 217 days, ranking 13,534 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 30 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Bratenahl's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Bratenahl's dates instead of trusting one.