Jacksonville, MO 65260 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Jacksonville, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 195 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jacksonville in Zone 6a (-10 to -5°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
About 8 weeks of growing season left in Jacksonville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Jacksonville's last frost
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jacksonville compares
About 195 days separate Jacksonville's last and first frost, putting it 19,390 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 625 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Jacksonville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Jacksonville can differ from the 65260 normal.