New Franklin, OH 44319 Frost Dates
When can you plant in New Franklin, 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 New Franklin 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in New Franklin 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
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 New Franklin compares
At roughly 186 frost-free days, New Franklin places 22,744 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 472 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and New Franklin's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around New Franklin's dates instead of trusting one.