Tallapoosa, MO 63878 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tallapoosa, MO?
Around 03/25 is the usual last spring frost, about 209 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 227 frost-free days later.
Tallapoosa sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Tallapoosa before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Tallapoosa's last frost
03/25 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/07 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 Tallapoosa compares
Tallapoosa's growing season runs about 227 days, ranking 11,082 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 14 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Tallapoosa's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Tallapoosa's dates instead of trusting one.