Tina, MO 64682 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tina, MO, ZIP 64682
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 187 frost-free days later.
Tina 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
Zone 6a around Tina 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
04/16 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. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Tina compares
Tina's growing season runs about 187 days, ranking 22,625 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 867 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Tina can differ from the 64682 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6a and Tina's frost date answer different questions.