FrostDateCheck

Qulin, MO 63932 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Qulin, MO?

Zone 7b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 214 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Qulin 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Qulin before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Qulin's last frost

03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Qulin compares

About 214 days separate Qulin's last and first frost, putting it 14,343 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 138 of 1,129.

Learn more

zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Qulin's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Qulin's dates instead of trusting one.