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Wren, OH 45899 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Wren, OH?

Zone 6a

Around 04/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 238 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 178 frost-free days later.

Wren 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 Wren before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Wren's last frost

04/23 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. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Wren compares

Wren's growing season runs about 178 days, ranking 25,936 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OH, it ranks 902 of 1,383.

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local microclimates covers what one yard in Wren can differ from the 45899 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Wren's frost date answer different questions.