Advance, MO 63782 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Advance, MO, ZIP 63782
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 204 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Advance, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Advance has about 9 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.
Why 04/07 isn't a guarantee
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 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 Advance compares
Advance's growing season runs about 204 days, ranking 16,663 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 296 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Advance's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Advance's dates instead of trusting one.