Cedar Hill Lakes, MO 63016 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cedar Hill Lakes, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/09, roughly 224 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 197 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cedar Hill Lakes in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Cedar Hill Lakes 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
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cedar Hill Lakes compares
At roughly 197 frost-free days, Cedar Hill Lakes places 18,837 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 559 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Cedar Hill Lakes's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cedar Hill Lakes's dates instead of trusting one.