Oak Ridge, MO 63769 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Oak Ridge, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/07, about 222 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 202 frost-free days later.
Oak Ridge sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Oak Ridge before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/07 isn't a guarantee
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Oak Ridge compares
At roughly 202 frost-free days, Oak Ridge places 17,364 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 351 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Oak Ridge can differ from the 63769 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Oak Ridge's frost date answer different questions.