Ohio frost dates

Across 130 weather stations in Ohio, the median last spring frost runs from Apr 8 in Cleveland Burke Airport to May 10 in Dorset, and the first fall frost from Oct 8 to Nov 12.

Ohio at a glance

Weather stations
130
Earliest last frost
Apr 8 Cleveland Burke Airport
Latest last frost
May 10 Dorset
Longest season
217 days Cleveland Burke Airport
Typical season
about 179 frost-free days
Hardiness zones
Zones 6a to 7a

Frost dates by weather station

Median frost dates for weather stations in Ohio
Weather stationLast spring frostFirst fall frostFrost-free daysZone
Akron Canton Regional AirportApr 24Oct 261846b
Akron Fulton International AirportApr 24Oct 281866b
AshlandApr 30Oct 151686a
Ashtabula County AirportMay 2Oct 211716a
Athens OuApr 25Oct 231796b
BarnesvilleApr 27Oct 221776b
BellefontaineApr 26Oct 201756a
Beverly Treatment PlantApr 24Oct 221786b
Bowling Green Wastewater PlantApr 22Oct 251866b
BryanApr 26Oct 171706a
BucyrusApr 19Oct 271906a
CadizApr 21Oct 251866b
CaldwellApr 30Oct 141676b
CambridgeApr 28Oct 171726b
CarpenterApr 27Oct 141686b
CelinaApr 27Oct 191756a
CenterburgApr 27Oct 171726a
ChardonMay 5Oct 181646a
CheviotApr 17Oct 261916b
Cheviot 3 mi WApr 16Oct 281936b
Chillicothe Mound CityApr 20Oct 221846b
Chilo Meldahl Locks & DamApr 16Oct 311966b
Chippewa LakeApr 29Oct 191726a
CincinnatiApr 19Oct 221856b
Cincinnati Lunken AirportApr 16Oct 251906b
Cincinnati-FernbankApr 13Oct 311976b
CirclevilleApr 17Oct 281926b
ClevelandApr 20Nov 31986b
Cleveland Burke AirportApr 8Nov 122177a
Columbus Ohio State University AirportApr 22Oct 231836b
Columbus Port Columbus International AirportApr 18Oct 271916b
Columbus WcmhApr 20Oct 241856b
Columbus-Valley CrossingApr 23Oct 191776b
Coshocton Ag Research StationApr 18Oct 281906b
Coshocton Wpc PlantApr 27Oct 181746b
DanvilleMay 2Oct 81576a
Dayton International AirportApr 16Oct 281946b
Dayton McdApr 18Oct 251896b
Dayton Wright Bros AirportApr 17Oct 261926b
DefianceApr 22Oct 241836a
Defiance Memorial AirportApr 28Oct 171706a
Dennison Water WorksApr 29Oct 151706b
DorsetMay 10Oct 101546a
EatonApr 25Oct 201766a
ElyriaApr 22Nov 11926b
Elyria Lorain County AirportApr 24Oct 241826b
FairfieldApr 19Oct 221866b
Findlay AirportApr 19Oct 231856b
Findlay WpccApr 22Oct 241836b
FranklinApr 24Oct 191786b
FredericktownMay 1Oct 101616a
FremontApr 26Oct 231796b
Fremont Ag StationApr 21Oct 241836b
Galion Water WorksApr 26Oct 201766a
GallipolisApr 18Oct 281926b
Greenville Water PlantApr 21Oct 201806a
Hamilton Butler County Regional AirportApr 22Oct 181786b
Hannibal Locks & DamApr 26Oct 261826b
HicksvilleApr 28Oct 171706a
HillsboroApr 24Oct 201786b
HiramMay 1Oct 201706a
HoytvilleApr 24Oct 211796a
HuntsvilleApr 22Oct 271886a
JacksonApr 22Oct 211816b
KentonApr 22Oct 241826a
Kirtland-HoldenApr 26Oct 311846b
LancasterApr 22Oct 241836a
Lancaster Fairfield AirportApr 26Oct 131696b
Lima Allen County AirportApr 22Oct 221816a
Lima Wastewater PlantApr 24Oct 241826a
LoganApr 30Oct 141676b
London Fish HatcheryApr 24Oct 181756a
LucasvilleApr 21Oct 241856b
MansfieldApr 30Oct 151676a
Mansfield Lahm Municipal AirportApr 26Oct 221776a
Marietta Wastewater PlantApr 18Oct 271916b
MarionApr 25Oct 201786a
Marion Municipal AirportApr 24Oct 201786a
MarysvilleApr 19Oct 261886a
McConnellsville LakeApr 27Oct 211766b
MilfordApr 23Oct 181776b
MillersburgMay 2Oct 141646a
MillportMay 2Oct 131656a
MontpelierApr 28Oct 181736a
Mosquito Creek LakeApr 30Oct 231766a
NapoleonApr 24Oct 211796a
Napoleon 1 mi SWApr 23Oct 241836a
New CarlisleApr 24Oct 171736a
New LexingtonApr 30Oct 171686a
New PhiladelphiaApr 30Oct 151676b
New Philadelphia FieldApr 26Oct 211766b
Newark Heath AirportApr 22Oct 181786a
Newark Water WorksApr 29Oct 161676a
NewportApr 23Oct 261856b
Norwalk Wastewater PlantApr 25Oct 251836b
OberlinApr 27Oct 221786b
PainesvilleApr 15Nov 92097a
PandoraApr 23Oct 221806a
PauldingApr 25Oct 191756a
PhiloApr 19Oct 251896b
Piqua Wastewater PlantApr 18Oct 231866a
Portsmouth-SciotovilleApr 17Oct 251917a
RavennaApr 21Oct 291896a
Ripley Experiment FarmApr 29Oct 111626b
SanduskyApr 10Nov 52096b
SidneyApr 27Oct 201756a
South PointApr 16Oct 301967a
Springfield Water PlantApr 25Oct 191756a
SteubenvilleApr 29Oct 201756b
StowApr 30Oct 211736b
TiffinApr 23Oct 231846a
Toledo Express AirportApr 22Oct 241886b
Toledo Metcalf FieldApr 20Oct 271886b
Upper SanduskyApr 29Oct 171716a
Urbana Wastewater PlantApr 24Oct 191796a
Van WertApr 21Oct 261876a
WarrenMay 8Oct 121576a
Washington Court HouseApr 23Oct 211816b
WaterlooApr 30Oct 151677a
Wauseon Water PlantApr 29Oct 161706a
WaverlyApr 21Oct 221826b
WestervilleApr 22Oct 241836b
WilmingtonApr 17Oct 221876b
Wilmington 3 mi NApr 20Oct 201806b
WoosterApr 24Oct 211776a
Wooster Experiment StationApr 30Oct 121636a
Wooster Wayne County AirportApr 29Oct 141676a
XeniaApr 18Oct 241886b
Youngstown Regional AirportMay 1Oct 171676a
Zanesville Municipal AirportApr 26Oct 191776b

Median dates from NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals. How to read them.