Parkville, MO 64152 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Parkville, MO?
Around 04/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 228 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 193 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Parkville in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 8 weeks of growing season left in Parkville 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
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 Parkville compares
About 193 days separate Parkville's last and first frost, putting it 19,784 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 667 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Parkville can differ from the 64152 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Parkville's frost date answer different questions.