Girard, OH 44473 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Girard, OH, ZIP 44473
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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 29,921 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,240 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Girard can differ from the 44473 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Girard's frost date answer different questions.