Frost Dates for 43326 — Kenton, Ohio

Half of springs at Kenton, OH see their last 32°F night by April 22; only one in ten is past it by April 9, and one in ten still has one after May 7. Planting tender crops after April 29 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 2 20%, and after May 7 10%. The 15 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 77% of the 148 Ohio stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 24 in half of years, as early as October 9 one year in ten, and holds off past November 6 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 3; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 26, 11 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 182 days in a typical year, longer than at 55% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 201 days one year in ten and falls short of 161 one year in ten. On average 124 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 11 days longer, to about May 3, and return around October 12. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 6 and March 12.

July is the warmest month at Kenton, OH, averaging 84°F by day and 64°F at night; January is the coldest at 33°F and 18°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to April (a 90% chance or more). From June to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, May still brings one in 26% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,219 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 51% of the 148 Ohio stations. 35% of them (1,116) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 744. Precipitation totals 37.7 inches a year, most in June (3.9") and least in January (2.6"); May to September bring 47% of it.

The nearest other station, Huntsville 3N, OH, 16 miles southwest of Kenton, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 3 days later (October 27), a season 6 days longer.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Kenton usually arrives around December 4, and the last of the season around March 19. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Kenton, OH, 0.4 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 94% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 34 days after the last snow.

ZIP 43326 is under a mile from Kenton, OH, which stands at 997 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station. The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 43326 in zone 6a, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -10 to -5°F (-23.3 to -20.6°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.