Frost dates by ZIP code: The nearest NOAA stations to your ZIP, 1991-2020 normals
Enter a five-digit ZIP code. PlainClimate finds its center (Census Bureau 2024) and the five nearest NOAA stations with frost dates, and shows each station's last spring and first autumn 32°F dates with its distance and elevation.
Frost dates near ZIP 44306
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 44306 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Akron Fulton International Airport, OH, is 1 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten. By the USDA's method its plant hardiness zone is 6b.
| Station | Distance | Elevation | Last frost (median) | 1 in 10 after | First frost (median) | Hardiness zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron Fulton International Airport, OH | 1 mi | 1,044 ft | April 24 | May 9 | October 28 | 6b |
| Stow, OH4 mi SE | 7 mi | 1,060 ft | April 30 | May 16 | October 21 | 6b |
| Akron, OHAkron Canton Airport | 9 mi | 1,208 ft | April 24 | May 11 | October 26 | 6b |
| Ravenna, OH2 mi S | 12 mi | 1,107 ft | April 21 | May 7 | October 29 | – |
| Chippewa Lake, OH | 24 mi | 1,180 ft | April 29 | May 15 | October 19 | 6a |
Frost comes later in spring at higher and colder stations and earlier in low, open ground: prefer a station at a similar elevation to yours. Hardiness zone in the table: the USDA's rule (the average of each year's coldest night, 1991-2020) applied to the station's own record.
Every frost threshold at Akron Fulton International Airport
NOAA publishes the dates for several temperatures and odds. A 30% spring date means a 3-in-10 chance of a later frost (the convention almanacs use); 50% is the median; 10% the cautious date.
| Threshold | Spring, 10% | Spring, 30% | Spring, 50% | Spring, 90% | Autumn, 50% | Autumn, 10% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36°F (light frost) | May 21 | May 10 | May 3 | April 21 | October 15 | October 1 |
| 32°F | May 9 | April 30 | April 24 | April 10 | October 28 | October 12 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 25 | April 18 | April 13 | March 29 | November 7 | October 27 |
| 24°F | April 17 | April 8 | April 2 | March 17 | November 17 | November 5 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals; ZIP centers: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. Autumn 10%: one year in ten has its first frost before this date.