Frost Dates for 44281 — Wadsworth, Ohio

Half of springs at Chippewa Lake, OH see their last 32°F night by April 29; only one in ten is past it by April 15, and one in ten still has one after May 15. Planting tender crops after May 5 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 9 20%, and after May 15 10%. The 16 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 53% of the 148 Ohio stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 19 in half of years, as early as October 5 one year in ten, and holds off past November 1 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 13 days later, around November 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 3, 12 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 172 days in a typical year, shorter than at 77% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 191 days one year in ten and falls short of 152 one year in ten. On average 133 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 9 days longer, to about May 8, and return around October 8. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 3 and March 18.

July is the warmest month at Chippewa Lake, OH, averaging 82°F by day and 60°F at night; January is the coldest at 32°F and 17°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 44% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 2,703 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 94% of the 148 Ohio stations. 33% of them (902) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 646. Precipitation totals 40.6 inches a year, most in June (4.3") and least in February (2.2"); May to September bring 48% of it.

The nearest other station, Wooster Wayne Co Airport, OH, 14 miles southwest of Wadsworth, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 5 days earlier (October 14), a season 5 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Wadsworth usually arrives around December 1, and the last of the season around March 12. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Chippewa Lake, OH, 10.6 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Every one of those winters saw snow. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 48 days after the last snow.

ZIP 44281 is 11 miles from Chippewa Lake, OH, which stands at 1,180 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 11 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 44256 (Medina). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 44281 in zone 6b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -5 to 0°F (-20.6 to -17.8°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.