Perry, MO 63462 Frost Dates
Perry, MO: when does the frost end?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/11, roughly 226 days out. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/23, roughly 192 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Perry in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 8 weeks until Perry's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
Why 04/11 isn't a guarantee
04/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/31 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/25 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Perry against the rest of the dataset
About 192 days separate Perry's last and first frost, putting it 20,501 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 701 of 1,129.
Learn more
Before leaning on 63462's figures: the frost range explains how to read the range around Perry's dates instead of trusting one, while local microclimates explains what one yard in Perry can differ from the 63462 normal.