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Wakeman, OH 44889 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Wakeman, OH?

Zone 6b

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/24, roughly 239 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 frost-free days later.

Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Wakeman, not a forecast for this year.

What to do before the first frost

About 8 weeks of growing season left in Wakeman before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

Why 04/24 isn't a guarantee

04/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Wakeman compares

At roughly 182 frost-free days, Wakeman places 24,224 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 735 of 1,383.

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local microclimates covers what one yard in Wakeman can differ from the 44889 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Wakeman's frost date answer different questions.