Marquand, MO 63655 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Marquand, MO, ZIP 63655
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/21, roughly 236 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 174 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Marquand in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Marquand 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
04/21 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. 05/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Marquand compares
Marquand's growing season runs about 174 days, ranking 27,641 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 1,090 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Marquand can differ from the 63655 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Marquand's frost date answer different questions.