Craig Beach, OH 44285 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Craig Beach, OH?
Around 05/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 246 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 170 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Craig Beach 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Craig Beach before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Craig Beach compares
About 170 days separate Craig Beach's last and first frost, putting it 29,111 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 1,177 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Craig Beach's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Craig Beach can differ from the 44285 normal.