Barberton, OH 44314 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Barberton, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/24, about 239 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 186 frost-free days later.
Barberton 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 Barberton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Barberton compares
Barberton's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,720 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 463 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Barberton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Barberton can differ from the 44314 normal.