Plattsburg, MO 64477 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Plattsburg, 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 Plattsburg 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 Plattsburg before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Plattsburg'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 Plattsburg compares
About 183 days separate Plattsburg's last and first frost, putting it 23,873 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 960 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Plattsburg's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Plattsburg can differ from the 64477 normal.