Urich, MO 64788 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Urich, 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.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 Urich, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Urich 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 Urich compares
About 187 days separate Urich's last and first frost, putting it 22,559 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 849 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Urich can differ from the 64788 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6b and Urich's frost date answer different questions.