La Belle, MO 63447 Frost Dates
When can you plant in La Belle, MO?
Around 04/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 232 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 184 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts La Belle in Zone 6a (-10 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 7 weeks of growing season left in La Belle 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
04/17 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 La Belle compares
At roughly 184 frost-free days, La Belle places 23,615 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 912 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in La Belle can differ from the 63447 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and La Belle's frost date answer different questions.