Overland, MO 63114 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Overland, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 215 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Overland in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Overland 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
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/17 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/17 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Overland compares
Overland's growing season runs about 215 days, ranking 14,046 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 110 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Overland's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Overland's dates instead of trusting one.