Odessa, MO 64076 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Odessa, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 191 frost-free days later.
Odessa sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Odessa before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/13 isn't a guarantee
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Odessa compares
At roughly 191 frost-free days, Odessa places 20,760 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 724 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Odessa's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Odessa can differ from the 64076 normal.