Akron, OH 44316 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Akron, OH, ZIP 44316
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Akron in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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
Zone 6b around Akron 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 Akron compares
About 186 days separate Akron's last and first frost, putting it 22,665 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 444 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Akron's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Akron can differ from the 44316 normal.