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Cedar Hill Lakes, MO 63041 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Cedar Hill Lakes, MO?

Zone 6b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/11, about 226 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 194 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 04/11 isn't a guarantee

04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Cedar Hill Lakes compares

Cedar Hill Lakes's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,629 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 654 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.