Edgerton, MO 64444 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Edgerton, MO, ZIP 64444
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 Edgerton 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
Zone 6a around Edgerton has about 8 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.
Why 04/18 isn't a guarantee
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 Edgerton compares
At roughly 183 frost-free days, Edgerton places 23,968 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 965 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Edgerton can differ from the 64444 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Edgerton's frost date answer different questions.