Akron, OH 44310 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Akron, 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.
Akron 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Akron before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Akron'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 Akron compares
About 186 days separate Akron's last and first frost, putting it 22,663 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 442 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Akron's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Akron's dates instead of trusting one.