Dunkirk, OH 45835 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Dunkirk, OH, ZIP 45835
Around 04/22 is the usual last spring frost, about 237 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 182 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/22 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/09 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 Dunkirk compares
Dunkirk's growing season runs about 182 days, ranking 24,245 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 736 of 1,383.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Dunkirk's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Dunkirk's dates instead of trusting one.