Linneus, MO 64653 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Linneus, MO?
Around 04/15 is the usual last spring frost, about 230 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 184 frost-free days later.
Linneus sits in USDA Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Linneus before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Linneus's last frost
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Linneus compares
About 184 days separate Linneus's last and first frost, putting it 23,650 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 922 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Linneus can differ from the 64653 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Linneus's frost date answer different questions.