Rothville, MO 64676 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Rothville, MO, ZIP 64676
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 192 frost-free days later.
Zone 6a (-10 to -5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Rothville, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6a around Rothville 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Rothville compares
Rothville's growing season runs about 192 days, ranking 20,605 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 713 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Rothville can differ from the 64676 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Rothville's frost date answer different questions.