Farley, MO 64168 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Farley, MO, ZIP 64168
Around 04/19 is the usual last spring frost, about 234 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/19, about 181 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Farley 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
Zone 6b around Farley has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/19 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Farley compares
Farley's growing season runs about 181 days, ranking 24,718 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 994 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Farley's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Farley's dates instead of trusting one.