Wentworth, MO 64873 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Wentworth, MO?
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 188 frost-free days later.
Wentworth 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Wentworth 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
04/14 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 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 Wentworth compares
At roughly 188 frost-free days, Wentworth places 22,238 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 827 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Wentworth can differ from the 64873 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Wentworth's frost date answer different questions.