Stow, OH 44224 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Stow, OH, ZIP 44224
Around 04/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 239 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 186 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Stow, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Stow 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 04/24 isn't a guarantee
04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/10 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stow compares
Stow's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,712 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 455 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Stow can differ from the 44224 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Stow's frost date answer different questions.