Cloverdale, OH 45827 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cloverdale, OH?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/28, roughly 243 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 170 frost-free days later.
Cloverdale 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Cloverdale 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
04/28 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/13 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cloverdale compares
About 170 days separate Cloverdale's last and first frost, putting it 29,248 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OH, it ranks 1,199 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Cloverdale's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cloverdale's dates instead of trusting one.