Adrian, MO 64720 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Adrian, MO, ZIP 64720
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/12, about 227 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 192 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Adrian in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around Adrian 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.
The actual range around Adrian's last frost
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/28 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 Adrian compares
About 192 days separate Adrian's last and first frost, putting it 20,400 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 697 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Adrian can differ from the 64720 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Adrian's frost date answer different questions.