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 44310
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 44310 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Stow, OH, is 3 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 30 in half of years and after May 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stow, OH4 mi SE | 3 mi | 1,060 ft | April 30 | May 16 | October 21 | 6b |
| Akron Fulton International Airport, OH | 5 mi | 1,044 ft | April 24 | May 9 | October 28 | 6b |
| Ravenna, OH2 mi S | 11 mi | 1,107 ft | April 21 | May 7 | October 29 | – |
| Akron, OHAkron Canton Airport | 14 mi | 1,208 ft | April 24 | May 11 | October 26 | 6b |
| Chippewa Lake, OH | 23 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 Stow
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 25 | May 16 | May 9 | April 26 | October 8 | September 27 |
| 32°F | May 16 | May 6 | April 30 | April 17 | October 21 | October 7 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | May 4 | April 26 | April 20 | April 6 | November 2 | October 21 |
| 24°F | April 21 | April 15 | April 8 | March 25 | November 13 | November 1 |
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.