Ste. Genevieve, MO 62261 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ste. Genevieve, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/12, about 227 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 191 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Ste. Genevieve, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Ste. Genevieve before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ste. Genevieve compares
About 191 days separate Ste. Genevieve's last and first frost, putting it 20,763 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 725 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ste. Genevieve's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ste. Genevieve can differ from the 62261 normal.