Sugarcreek, OH 44681 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sugarcreek, OH, ZIP 44681
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.
Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek 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.
The actual range around Sugarcreek's last frost
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 Sugarcreek compares
About 167 days separate Sugarcreek's last and first frost, putting it 30,014 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 1,279 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Sugarcreek can differ from the 44681 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Sugarcreek's frost date answer different questions.