Novelty, MO 63460 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Novelty, 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Novelty 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 Novelty 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 Novelty compares
About 184 days separate Novelty's last and first frost, putting it 23,685 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 941 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Novelty can differ from the 63460 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Novelty's frost date answer different questions.