Bowerston, OH 44695 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bowerston, OH, ZIP 44695
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 176 frost-free days later.
Bowerston 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
Zone 6b around Bowerston has about 8 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 04/26 isn't a guarantee
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bowerston compares
Bowerston's growing season runs about 176 days, ranking 26,622 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 994 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Bowerston's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Bowerston can differ from the 44695 normal.