Chippewa Lake, OH 44215 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chippewa Lake, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 167 frost-free days later.
Chippewa Lake sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Chippewa Lake before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Chippewa Lake's last frost
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chippewa Lake compares
Chippewa Lake's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 30,126 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,320 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Chippewa Lake's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Chippewa Lake's dates instead of trusting one.