Girard, OH 44420 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Girard, OH, ZIP 44420
Around 05/01 is the usual last spring frost, about 246 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 167 frost-free days later.
Girard sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 6a around Girard has about 7 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 05/01 isn't a guarantee
05/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/16 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Girard compares
Girard's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 29,920 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,239 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Girard's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Girard can differ from the 44420 normal.