Creighton, MO 64739 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Creighton, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/17, about 232 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 187 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Creighton 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Creighton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/17 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. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Creighton compares
At roughly 187 frost-free days, Creighton places 22,588 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 853 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Creighton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Creighton's dates instead of trusting one.