Pollock, MO 63560 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Pollock, MO, ZIP 63560
Around 04/26 is the usual last spring frost, about 241 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/14, about 169 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pollock in Zone 5b (-15 to -10°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
Zone 5b around Pollock 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pollock compares
Pollock's growing season runs about 169 days, ranking 29,637 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 1,105 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Pollock's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Pollock can differ from the 63560 normal.