Akron, OH 44396 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Akron, OH, ZIP 44396
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
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.
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 Akron compares
Akron's growing season runs about 186 days, ranking 22,672 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 451 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Akron can differ from the 44396 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Akron's frost date answer different questions.