Appleton City, MO 64724 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Appleton City, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/07, roughly 222 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 202 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Appleton City 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Appleton City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Appleton City's last frost
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Appleton City compares
Appleton City's growing season runs about 202 days, ranking 17,283 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 342 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Appleton City's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Appleton City's dates instead of trusting one.