Frost Dates for 45715 — Beverly, Ohio

Half of springs at Beverly Stp, OH see their last 32°F night by April 24; only one in ten is past it by April 11, and one in ten still has one after May 11. Planting tender crops after April 30 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after May 4 20%, and after May 11 10%. The 17 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is narrower than at 24% of the 148 Ohio stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by October 22 in half of years, as early as October 9 one year in ten, and holds off past November 2 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 10 days later, around November 1; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 28, 13 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 178 days in a typical year, shorter than at 54% of the 148 Ohio stations; it reaches 198 days one year in ten and falls short of 156 one year in ten. On average 123 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 12. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 7 and March 8.

July is the warmest month at Beverly Stp, OH, averaging 85°F by day and 64°F at night; January is the coldest at 38°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 3,411 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 71% of the 148 Ohio stations. 36% of them (1,219) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 759. Precipitation totals 44.5 inches a year, most in June (4.6") and least in October (3.0"); May to September bring 47% of it.

The nearest other station, Caldwell 3SE, OH, 12 miles northeast of Beverly and 256 feet higher, has a last frost 6 days later (April 30), a first frost 8 days earlier (October 14), a season 11 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Beverly usually arrives around December 11, and the last of the season around March 5. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Beverly Stp, OH, 2.8 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 50 days after the last snow.

ZIP 45715 is 3 miles from Beverly Stp, OH, which stands at 624 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 2 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 45786 (Waterford). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 45715 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.