Bella Villa, MO 63116 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Bella Villa, MO, ZIP 63116
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/01, about 216 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 218 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Bella Villa 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
Zone 7a around Bella Villa has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/01 isn't a guarantee
04/01 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Bella Villa compares
Bella Villa's growing season runs about 218 days, ranking 13,315 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 90 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Bella Villa can differ from the 63116 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Bella Villa's frost date answer different questions.