Kent, OH 44243 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Kent, OH?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Kent in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Kent before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Kent's last frost
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 Kent compares
Kent's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,715 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 458 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Kent can differ from the 44243 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Kent's frost date answer different questions.