Fairborn, OH 45324 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Fairborn, OH?
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 194 frost-free days later.
Fairborn 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Fairborn 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 Fairborn compares
Fairborn's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,431 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 153 of 1,383.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Fairborn can differ from the 45324 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Fairborn's frost date answer different questions.