Oran, MO 63771 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Oran, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 201 frost-free days later.
Oran 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Oran before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Oran's last frost
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Oran compares
Oran's growing season runs about 201 days, ranking 17,574 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 370 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Oran's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Oran's dates instead of trusting one.