Cedar Hill Lakes, MO 63023 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.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Cedar Hill Lakes, not a forecast for this year.
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.
Why 04/09 isn't a guarantee
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
About 197 days separate Cedar Hill Lakes's last and first frost, putting it 18,838 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 560 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.