Wayland, MO 63472 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wayland, MO?
Around 04/17 is the usual last spring frost, about 232 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 187 frost-free days later.
Wayland 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Wayland 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 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wayland compares
Wayland's growing season runs about 187 days, ranking 22,574 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 851 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Wayland can differ from the 63472 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Wayland's frost date answer different questions.