Frost Dates for 44319 — Akron, Ohio

Half of springs at Akron Fulton International Airport, OH see their last 32°F night by April 24; only one in ten is past it by April 10, and one in ten still has one after May 9. Planting tender crops after April 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 3 20%, and after May 9 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 28 in half of years, as early as October 12 one year in ten, and holds off past November 8 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 7; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 25, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 186 days in a typical year, longer than at 71% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 206 days one year in ten and falls short of 167 one year in ten. On average 118 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 3, and return around October 15. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 8 and March 12.

July is the warmest month at Akron Fulton International Airport, OH, averaging 85°F by day and 64°F at night; January is the coldest at 37°F and 21°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 27% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,356 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 64% of the 148 Ohio stations. 35% of them (1,169) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 761. Precipitation totals 32.6 inches a year, most in June (3.7") and least in February (1.5"); May to September bring 53% of it.

The nearest other station, Akron Canton Regional Airport, OH, 7 miles southeast of Akron and 164 feet higher, has the same 50% last-frost date, a first frost 2 days earlier (October 26), a season 2 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Akron usually arrives around November 10, and the last of the season around April 7. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Akron Canton Regional Airport, OH, 7.2 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 17 days after the last snow.

ZIP 44319 is 5 miles from Akron Fulton International Airport, OH, which stands at 1,044 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 12 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 44203 (Barberton). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 44319 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.