Buckland, OH 45819 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Buckland, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/22, roughly 237 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 181 frost-free days later.
Buckland sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 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 Buckland before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Buckland compares
Buckland's growing season runs about 181 days, ranking 24,722 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 782 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Buckland's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Buckland can differ from the 45819 normal.