Frost dates · 31 cities · zones 6a–7a

Ohio frost dates, city by city

Median last spring frost across 31 Ohio cities runs from April 8 in Cleveland to May 1 in Youngstown.

City	Zone	Last frost median	First frost median	Season
Columbus	6b	Apr 20	Oct 24	185 d
Cleveland	7a	Apr 8	Nov 12	217 d
Cincinnati	6b	Apr 16	Oct 25	190 d
Toledo	6b	Apr 20	Oct 27	188 d
Akron	6b	Apr 24	Oct 28	186 d
Dayton	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25	189 d
Parma	6b	Apr 20	Nov 3	198 d
Canton	6b	Apr 24	Oct 26	184 d
Lorain	6b	Apr 24	Oct 24	182 d
Hamilton	6b	Apr 22	Oct 18	178 d
Youngstown	6a	May 1	Oct 17	167 d
Springfield	6a	Apr 25	Oct 19	175 d
Kettering	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25	189 d
Elyria	6b	Apr 24	Oct 24	182 d
Middletown	6b	Apr 24	Oct 19	178 d
Newark	6a	Apr 29	Oct 16	167 d
Cuyahoga Falls	6b	Apr 24	Oct 28	186 d
Lakewood	7a	Apr 20	Nov 3	198 d
Dublin	6b	Apr 22	Oct 23	183 d
Euclid	7a	Apr 8	Nov 12	217 d
Beavercreek	6b	Apr 18	Oct 25	189 d
Mansfield	6a	Apr 26	Oct 22	177 d
Mentor	7a	Apr 26	Oct 31	184 d
Delaware	6b	Apr 19	Oct 26	188 d
Strongsville	6b	Apr 20	Nov 3	198 d
Fairfield	6b	Apr 19	Oct 22	186 d
Cleveland Heights	6b	Apr 8	Nov 12	217 d
Grove City	6b	Apr 23	Oct 19	177 d
Huber Heights	6b	Apr 16	Oct 28	194 d
Reynoldsburg	6b	Apr 18	Oct 27	191 d
Lancaster	6a	Apr 22	Oct 24	183 d

Medians from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals at each city's nearest qualifying station; zones from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Open a city for the 1-in-10-year dates, the station, and a planting calendar for every sauce crop.

All states →Build a plan from your ZIP →Earliest: Cleveland (Apr 8) · Latest: Youngstown (May 1)