Milford, OH 45111 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Milford, OH?
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 190 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 Milford, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Milford before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/02 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Milford compares
About 190 days separate Milford's last and first frost, putting it 21,137 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 318 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Milford's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Milford can differ from the 45111 normal.