Sikeston, MO 63801 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Sikeston, MO, ZIP 63801
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/26, about 210 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/06, about 225 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sikeston in Zone 7b (5 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 7b around Sikeston has about 10 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.
The actual range around Sikeston's last frost
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/09 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Sikeston compares
Sikeston's growing season runs about 225 days, ranking 11,373 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 15 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Sikeston can differ from the 63801 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Sikeston's frost date answer different questions.