Perrysville, OH 44864 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Perrysville, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/26, roughly 241 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 177 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Perrysville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Perrysville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Perrysville compares
About 177 days separate Perrysville's last and first frost, putting it 26,202 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 941 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Perrysville can differ from the 44864 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Perrysville's frost date answer different questions.