South Webster, OH 45677 Frost Dates
When can you plant in South Webster, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 191 frost-free days later.
South Webster sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 8 weeks of growing season left in South Webster 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. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How South Webster compares
At roughly 191 frost-free days, South Webster places 20,862 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 295 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in South Webster can differ from the 45677 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and South Webster's frost date answer different questions.