Novinger, MO 63559 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Novinger, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/21, roughly 236 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 179 frost-free days later.
Novinger 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 7 weeks of growing season left in Novinger before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/21 isn't a guarantee
04/21 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/07 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/05 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Novinger compares
About 179 days separate Novinger's last and first frost, putting it 25,467 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 1,041 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Novinger's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Novinger's dates instead of trusting one.