Magnolia, OH 44643 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Magnolia, OH?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/30, about 245 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 167 frost-free days later.
Magnolia 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
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Magnolia before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Magnolia compares
About 167 days separate Magnolia's last and first frost, putting it 30,080 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 1,295 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Magnolia's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Magnolia's dates instead of trusting one.