Frost Dates for 44833 — Galion, Ohio

Half of springs at Galion Wtr Wks, OH see their last 32°F night by April 26; only one in ten is past it by April 11, and one in ten still has one after May 11. Planting tender crops after May 2 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 6 20%, and after May 11 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 20 in half of years, as early as October 7 one year in ten, and holds off past November 2 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 11 days later, around October 31; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is May 1, 10 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 176 days in a typical year, shorter than at 66% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 196 days one year in ten and falls short of 157 one year in ten. On average 130 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 5, and return around October 9. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 5 and March 15.

July is the warmest month at Galion Wtr Wks, OH, averaging 84°F by day and 61°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 34% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 3,028 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), fewer than at 76% of the 148 Ohio stations. 35% of them (1,052) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 690. Precipitation totals 43.0 inches a year, most in June (4.8") and least in February (2.2"); May to September bring 49% of it.

The nearest other station, Mansfield 5 W, OH, 10 miles east of Galion and 180 feet higher, has a last frost 4 days later (April 30), a first frost 5 days earlier (October 15), a season 9 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Galion usually arrives around November 22, and the last of the season around March 23. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Galion Wtr Wks, OH, 0.2 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 34 days after the last snow.

ZIP 44833 is under a mile from Galion Wtr Wks, OH, which stands at 1,170 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 44833 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.