Elida, OH 45809 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Elida, OH, ZIP 45809
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/22, about 237 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elida in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
Zone 6a around Elida 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 04/22 isn't a guarantee
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/07 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Elida compares
At roughly 181 frost-free days, Elida places 24,601 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OH, it ranks 767 of 1,383.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Elida can differ from the 45809 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Elida's frost date answer different questions.