Anderson, MO 64831 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Anderson, MO, ZIP 64831
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 191 frost-free days later.
Anderson sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 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 7a around Anderson 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 Anderson's last frost
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 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 Anderson compares
About 191 days separate Anderson's last and first frost, putting it 20,790 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 731 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Anderson can differ from the 64831 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Anderson's frost date answer different questions.