Yankee Lake, OH 44424 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Yankee Lake, OH?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Yankee Lake in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 7 weeks of growing season left in Yankee Lake before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Yankee Lake compares
Yankee Lake's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 30,247 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,371 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Yankee Lake's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Yankee Lake's dates instead of trusting one.