Frost Dates & Planting Calendars in Ohio
Typical last spring frost, first fall frost, and growing-season length for 203 cities in Ohio, based on NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. Click a city for its full frost-date summary, monthly temperature chart, and 42-crop planting calendar.
| City | Last Spring Frost (typical) | First Fall Frost (typical) | Growing Season | USDA Zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus | April 20 | October 24 | 185 days | 6b |
| Cleveland | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 7a |
| Cincinnati | April 16 | October 25 | 190 days | 6b |
| Toledo | April 20 | October 27 | 188 days | 6b |
| Akron | April 24 | October 28 | 186 days | 6b |
| Dayton | April 18 | October 25 | 189 days | 6b |
| Parma | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Canton | April 24 | October 26 | 184 days | 6b |
| Youngstown | May 1 | October 17 | 167 days | 6a |
| Lorain | April 24 | October 24 | 182 days | 6b |
| Hamilton | April 22 | October 18 | 178 days | 6b |
| Springfield | April 25 | October 19 | 175 days | 6a |
| Kettering | April 18 | October 25 | 189 days | 6b |
| Elyria | April 22 | November 1 | 192 days | 6b |
| Lakewood | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 7a |
| Cuyahoga Falls | April 30 | October 21 | 173 days | 6b |
| Middletown | April 24 | October 19 | 178 days | 6b |
| Newark | April 29 | October 16 | 167 days | 6a |
| Euclid | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 7a |
| Mentor | April 26 | October 31 | 184 days | 7a |
| Mansfield | April 26 | October 22 | 177 days | 6a |
| Beavercreek | April 18 | October 25 | 189 days | 6b |
| Dublin | April 22 | October 23 | 183 days | 6b |
| Cleveland Heights | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Strongsville | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Fairfield | April 19 | October 22 | 186 days | 6b |
| Findlay | April 22 | October 24 | 183 days | 6b |
| Warren | May 8 | October 12 | 157 days | 6a |
| Lancaster | April 22 | October 24 | 183 days | 6a |
| Grove City | April 23 | October 19 | 177 days | 6b |
| Westerville | April 22 | October 24 | 183 days | 6b |
| Huber Heights | April 16 | October 28 | 194 days | 6b |
| Delaware | April 19 | October 26 | 188 days | 6b |
| Lima | April 24 | October 24 | 182 days | 6a |
| Reynoldsburg | April 18 | October 27 | 191 days | 6b |
| Marion | April 25 | October 20 | 178 days | 6a |
| Boardman | May 8 | October 12 | 157 days | 6a |
| Upper Arlington | April 20 | October 24 | 185 days | 6b |
| Stow | April 30 | October 21 | 173 days | 6b |
| Brunswick | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Gahanna | April 18 | October 27 | 191 days | 6b |
| Collinwood | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 7a |
| Hilliard | April 22 | October 23 | 183 days | 6b |
| Fairborn | April 24 | October 17 | 173 days | 6b |
| Mason | April 22 | October 18 | 178 days | 6b |
| North Ridgeville | April 22 | November 1 | 192 days | 6b |
| Westlake | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 7a |
| Massillon | April 24 | October 26 | 184 days | 6b |
| North Olmsted | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Bowling Green | April 22 | October 25 | 186 days | 6b |
| North Royalton | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Kent | April 21 | October 29 | 189 days | 6a |
| Austintown | May 8 | October 12 | 157 days | 6a |
| Garfield Heights | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Shaker Heights | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Wooster | April 30 | October 12 | 163 days | 6a |
| Medina | April 29 | October 19 | 172 days | 6a |
| Barberton | April 24 | October 28 | 186 days | 6b |
| Xenia | April 18 | October 24 | 188 days | 6b |
| Green | April 24 | October 26 | 184 days | 6b |
| Troy | April 18 | October 23 | 186 days | 6a |
| Zanesville | April 26 | October 19 | 177 days | 6b |
| Sandusky | April 10 | November 5 | 209 days | 6b |
| Athens | April 25 | October 23 | 179 days | 6b |
| Riverside | April 18 | October 25 | 189 days | 6b |
| Trotwood | April 18 | October 25 | 189 days | 6b |
| Centerville | April 17 | October 26 | 192 days | 6b |
| Glenville | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 7a |
| Avon Lake | April 22 | November 1 | 192 days | 7a |
| Solon | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6a |
| Marysville | April 19 | October 26 | 188 days | 6a |
| Maple Heights | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Willoughby | April 26 | October 31 | 184 days | 6b |
| Avon | April 22 | November 1 | 192 days | 6b |
| Hudson | April 30 | October 21 | 173 days | 6b |
| Oxford | April 19 | October 22 | 186 days | 6a |
| Alliance | May 2 | October 13 | 165 days | 6a |
| Wadsworth | April 29 | October 19 | 172 days | 6b |
| South Euclid | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Chillicothe | April 20 | October 22 | 184 days | 6b |
| Perrysburg | April 20 | October 27 | 188 days | 6b |
| Sidney | April 27 | October 20 | 175 days | 6a |
| Piqua | April 18 | October 23 | 186 days | 6a |
| Lebanon | April 24 | October 19 | 178 days | 6b |
| Portsmouth | April 17 | October 25 | 191 days | 7a |
| Rocky River | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 7a |
| Ashland | April 30 | October 15 | 168 days | 6a |
| Parma Heights | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Oregon | April 20 | October 27 | 188 days | 6b |
| Miamisburg | April 17 | October 26 | 192 days | 6b |
| Norwood | April 16 | October 25 | 190 days | 6b |
| Painesville | April 15 | November 9 | 209 days | 6b |
| Pickerington | April 23 | October 19 | 177 days | 6b |
| Broadview Heights | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6a |
| White Oak | April 17 | October 26 | 191 days | 6b |
| Sylvania | April 22 | October 24 | 188 days | 6b |
| Berea | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Twinsburg | April 30 | October 21 | 173 days | 6a |
| Mayfield Heights | April 26 | October 31 | 184 days | 6a |
| Brook Park | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Whitehall | April 18 | October 27 | 191 days | 6b |
| Forest Park | April 22 | October 18 | 178 days | 6b |
| Niles | May 8 | October 12 | 157 days | 6a |
| Ashtabula | May 2 | October 21 | 171 days | 6b |
| Eastlake | April 26 | October 31 | 184 days | 7a |
| Steubenville | April 29 | October 20 | 175 days | 6b |
| Springboro | April 17 | October 26 | 192 days | 6b |
| Clark-Fulton | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 7a |
| Tiffin | April 23 | October 23 | 184 days | 6a |
| Tallmadge | April 30 | October 21 | 173 days | 6b |
| New Philadelphia | April 30 | October 15 | 167 days | 6b |
| North Canton | April 24 | October 26 | 184 days | 6b |
| Detroit-Shoreway | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 7a |
| East Cleveland | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Norwalk | April 25 | October 25 | 183 days | 6a |
| Defiance | April 22 | October 24 | 183 days | 6a |
| Mount Vernon | May 1 | October 10 | 161 days | 6a |
| Fairview Park | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 7a |
| Hough | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 7a |
| Streetsboro | April 21 | October 29 | 189 days | 6a |
| Fremont | April 26 | October 23 | 179 days | 6b |
| Aurora | April 21 | October 29 | 189 days | 6a |
| Avon Center | April 22 | November 1 | 192 days | 6b |
| Middleburg Heights | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Bay Village | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 7a |
| Pataskala | April 18 | October 27 | 191 days | 6a |
| Vandalia | April 16 | October 28 | 194 days | 6b |
| Worthington | April 22 | October 23 | 183 days | 6b |
| Bridgetown | April 17 | October 26 | 191 days | 6b |
| New Franklin | April 24 | October 26 | 184 days | 6b |
| Washington Court House | April 23 | October 21 | 181 days | 6b |
| Willowick | April 26 | October 31 | 184 days | 7a |
| Maumee | April 22 | October 24 | 188 days | 6b |
| Marietta | April 18 | October 27 | 191 days | 6b |
| Circleville | April 17 | October 28 | 192 days | 6b |
| Sharonville | April 22 | October 18 | 178 days | 6b |
| Lyndhurst | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6a |
| Bexley | April 18 | October 27 | 191 days | 6b |
| Copley | April 24 | October 28 | 186 days | 6b |
| Warrensville Heights | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Englewood | April 16 | October 28 | 194 days | 6a |
| Brecksville | April 20 | November 3 | 198 days | 6b |
| Monroe | April 24 | October 19 | 178 days | 6b |
| West Carrollton City | April 17 | October 26 | 192 days | 6b |
| University Heights | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Fostoria | April 23 | October 23 | 184 days | 6b |
| Clayton | April 16 | October 28 | 194 days | 6a |
| Bellefontaine | April 26 | October 20 | 175 days | 6a |
| Greenville | April 21 | October 20 | 180 days | 6a |
| Powell | April 22 | October 23 | 183 days | 6b |
| Dover | April 30 | October 15 | 167 days | 6b |
| Bedford | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Finneytown | April 17 | October 26 | 191 days | 6b |
| Conneaut | May 8 | October 16 | 160 days | 6b |
| Loveland | April 23 | October 18 | 177 days | 6b |
| Wickliffe | April 26 | October 31 | 184 days | 6b |
| Wilmington | April 17 | October 22 | 187 days | 6b |
| Trenton | April 22 | October 18 | 178 days | 6b |
| Blue Ash | April 23 | October 18 | 177 days | 6b |
| Amherst | April 24 | October 24 | 182 days | 6b |
| Norton | April 24 | October 28 | 186 days | 6b |
| Salem | May 2 | October 13 | 165 days | 6a |
| Monfort Heights | April 17 | October 26 | 191 days | 6b |
| Bucyrus | April 19 | October 27 | 190 days | 6a |
| Franklin | April 24 | October 19 | 178 days | 6b |
| Beachwood | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Seven Hills | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Macedonia | April 30 | October 21 | 173 days | 6b |
| Goshen | April 23 | October 18 | 177 days | 6b |
| Ravenna | April 21 | October 29 | 189 days | 6a |
| Mack | April 17 | October 26 | 191 days | 6b |
| Urbana | April 24 | October 19 | 179 days | 6a |
| Shiloh | April 18 | October 25 | 189 days | 6b |
| Lewis Center | April 22 | October 24 | 183 days | 6b |
| Springdale | April 22 | October 18 | 178 days | 6b |
| Coshocton | April 27 | October 18 | 174 days | 6b |
| Vermilion-on-the-Lake | April 24 | October 24 | 182 days | 6b |
| Ironton | April 22 | October 23 | 181 days | 7a |
| Brooklyn | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| East Liverpool | April 22 | October 28 | 186 days | 6b |
| Van Wert | April 21 | October 26 | 187 days | 6a |
| Northbrook | April 17 | October 26 | 191 days | 6b |
| Bedford Heights | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Forestville | April 16 | October 25 | 190 days | 6b |
| Montgomery | April 23 | October 18 | 177 days | 6b |
| Dent | April 17 | October 26 | 191 days | 6b |
| Heath | April 22 | October 18 | 178 days | 6a |
| Richmond Heights | April 8 | November 12 | 217 days | 6b |
| Vermilion | April 24 | October 24 | 182 days | 6b |
| Cambridge | April 28 | October 17 | 172 days | 6b |
| Celina | April 27 | October 19 | 175 days | 6a |
| Struthers | April 30 | October 23 | 175 days | 6a |
| Reading | April 16 | October 25 | 190 days | 6b |
| Galion | April 26 | October 20 | 176 days | 6a |
| London | April 24 | October 18 | 175 days | 6a |
| Tipp City | April 16 | October 28 | 194 days | 6a |
| Harrison | April 16 | October 28 | 193 days | 6b |
| New Albany | April 18 | October 27 | 191 days | 6a |
| Wapakoneta | April 24 | October 24 | 182 days | 6a |
| Girard | May 8 | October 12 | 157 days | 6a |
| Willoughby Hills | April 26 | October 31 | 184 days | 6b |
| North College Hill | April 17 | October 26 | 191 days | 6b |
| Beckett Ridge | April 22 | October 18 | 178 days | 6b |