Goodman, MO 64843 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Goodman, MO, ZIP 64843
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.
Goodman 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 Goodman 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.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
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 Goodman compares
At roughly 191 frost-free days, Goodman places 20,817 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 736 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Goodman's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Goodman can differ from the 64843 normal.