Moraine, OH 45470 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Moraine, OH?
Around 04/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 232 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 192 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Moraine 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 Moraine 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
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 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 Moraine compares
At roughly 192 frost-free days, Moraine places 20,270 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 235 of 1,383.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Moraine can differ from the 45470 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Moraine's frost date answer different questions.