Ewing, MO 63438 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ewing, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/17, roughly 232 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 184 frost-free days later.
Ewing sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 7 weeks of growing season left in Ewing before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/17 isn't a guarantee
04/17 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/03 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ewing compares
Ewing's growing season runs about 184 days, ranking 23,634 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 916 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Ewing can differ from the 63438 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Ewing's frost date answer different questions.