Oak Hill, OH 45656 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Oak Hill, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/30, roughly 245 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/15, about 167 frost-free days later.
Oak Hill 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Oak Hill before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/30 isn't a guarantee
04/30 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/16 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Oak Hill compares
Oak Hill's growing season runs about 167 days, ranking 30,060 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 1,290 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Oak Hill's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Oak Hill can differ from the 45656 normal.