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 44708
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts ZIP 44708 in zone 6b (the coldest night of a typical year: -5 to 0°F).
The nearest station, Akron, OH, is 7 miles from the ZIP's center: its last spring frost comes after April 24 in half of years and after May 11 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, OHAkron Canton Airport | 7 mi | 1,208 ft | April 24 | May 11 | October 26 | 6b |
| Akron Fulton International Airport, OH | 15 mi | 1,044 ft | April 24 | May 9 | October 28 | 6b |
| Stow, OH4 mi SE | 22 mi | 1,060 ft | April 30 | May 16 | October 21 | 6b |
| New Philadelphia station, OH | 23 mi | 925 ft | April 30 | May 17 | October 15 | – |
| Ravenna, OH2 mi S | 23 mi | 1,107 ft | April 21 | May 7 | October 29 | – |
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
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 22 | May 12 | May 3 | April 20 | October 13 | September 30 |
| 32°F | May 11 | April 30 | April 24 | April 10 | October 26 | October 11 |
| 28°F (hard freeze) | April 30 | April 19 | April 13 | March 29 | November 7 | October 26 |
| 24°F | April 16 | April 6 | April 1 | March 18 | 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.