39.1271°N/84.5144°W

When to plant in Cincinnati

Ohio, United States · Humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa)
Last spring frost · safe
May 4
~10% frost risk · typical Apr 13
First fall frost · safe
Oct 13
~10% frost risk · typical Oct 22
Frost-free days
194
Apr 13 → Oct 22
Climate zone
Humid subtropical
Köppen Cfa
88/100 confidence
◇ Station-basedCurated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal
The frost date shown is the safe date (~10% frost risk); the typical median is shown alongside. Your microclimate can shift things ±1–2 weeks.
The growing year
Frost-bounded season with crops mapped onto the 12-month axis.
Frost risk Growing Harvest
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
APR 13
OCT 22
Source: Curated · based on NOAA GHCN-Daily 1991–2020 normal · Köppen–Geiger classification (Beck et al. 2023) · crop windows from FAO ECOCROP references. How we calculate this →

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