Holcomb, MO 63847 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Holcomb, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/29, roughly 213 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 221 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Holcomb 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Holcomb before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
03/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/12 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Holcomb compares
Holcomb's growing season runs about 221 days, ranking 12,560 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 36 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Holcomb's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Holcomb's dates instead of trusting one.