Stella, MO 64867 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Stella, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/07, about 222 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 206 frost-free days later.
Stella 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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Stella before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/07 isn't a guarantee
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Stella compares
About 206 days separate Stella's last and first frost, putting it 16,140 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 243 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Stella's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Stella's dates instead of trusting one.