Vanlue, OH 45890 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Vanlue, OH, ZIP 45890
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/19, about 234 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 185 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Vanlue in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Vanlue 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
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Vanlue compares
Vanlue's growing season runs about 185 days, ranking 23,306 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 584 of 1,383.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Vanlue's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Vanlue can differ from the 45890 normal.