Pleasant Valley, MO 64156 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pleasant Valley, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pleasant Valley in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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 Pleasant Valley before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Pleasant Valley's last frost
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Pleasant Valley compares
Pleasant Valley's growing season runs about 183 days, ranking 23,871 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 959 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Pleasant Valley's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Pleasant Valley's dates instead of trusting one.