South Gorin, MO 63543 Frost Dates
Frost dates for South Gorin, MO, ZIP 63543
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/23, about 238 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/17, about 176 frost-free days later.
South Gorin 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
Zone 6a around South Gorin has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around South Gorin's last frost
04/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/06 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How South Gorin compares
South Gorin's growing season runs about 176 days, ranking 26,682 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 1,068 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and South Gorin's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around South Gorin's dates instead of trusting one.