Arcadia, OH 44804 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Arcadia, OH?
Around 04/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 234 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 185 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Arcadia in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Arcadia before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/19 isn't a guarantee
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Arcadia compares
Arcadia's growing season runs about 185 days, ranking 23,280 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 578 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Arcadia's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Arcadia's dates instead of trusting one.