Oakwood, OH 45479 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Oakwood, OH, ZIP 45479
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/17, about 232 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 192 frost-free days later.
Oakwood 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
Zone 6b around Oakwood has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/17 isn't a guarantee
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 Oakwood compares
Oakwood's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,229 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 222 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Oakwood can differ from the 45479 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Oakwood's frost date answer different questions.