Fulton, MO 65218 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Fulton, MO, ZIP 65218
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/07, about 222 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/29, about 205 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Fulton in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Fulton has about 9 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 04/07 isn't a guarantee
04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/21 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Fulton compares
About 205 days separate Fulton's last and first frost, putting it 16,200 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 247 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Fulton can differ from the 65218 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Fulton's frost date answer different questions.