National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
 

First Fall Freeze Climatology

(Updated 12/23/2021)

 

Akron-Canton

Cleveland

Erie

Mansfield

Toledo

Youngstown

Average First Freeze (32F)

October 19

October 28 November 1 October 14 October 17 October 14

Earliest First Freeze

September 21

(1956)

September 29

(1942)

October 3

(1974)

August 30

(1946)

September 14

(1975)

August 29

(1982)

Latest First Freeze

November 12

(2016)

November 27

(1902)

December 4

(1878)

November 20

(1985)

November 15

(1915)

November 12

(1946)

Average First Frost (36F) October 8 October 14 October 19 October 2 October 6 October 1
Earliest First Frost

September 14

(1902)

September 21

(1973)

September 17

(1959)

August 27

(1946)

August 29

(1982)

August 29

(1982)

Latest First Frost

November 3

(2021)

November 13

(2016)

November 17

(2020)

November 2

(2021)

November 3

(1897)

October 28

(2007)

 

 
 
Data are based on 1991-2020 climate normals.

Last Spring Freeze Climatology

(Updated 12/23/2021)

 

 

Akron-Canton

Cleveland

Erie

Mansfield

Toledo

Youngstown

Average Last Freeze (32F) April 29 April 23 April 25 April 30 April 26 May 4
Earliest Last Freeze

April 2 

(2019)

March 26

(1878)

March 26

(1878)

April 7

(2017)

March 18

(1910)

April 8

(1955)

Latest Last Freeze

June 11

(1972)

June 11

(1972)

June 11

(1972)

June 6

(1945)

June 11

(1972)

June 11

(1972)

Average Last Frost (36F) May 10 May 4 May 6 May 12 May 8 May 18
Earliest Last Frost

April 9

(1896)

March 30

(1878)

April 12

(1952)

April 15

(2019)

April 7

(1878)

April 19

(1937)

Latest Last Frost

June 11

(1972)

June 11

(1972)

June 11

(1972)

June 7

(1958)

June 11

(1972)

June 22

(1992)

 

Data are based on 1991-2020 climate normals.