New Franklin, MO 65274 Frost Dates
Frost dates for New Franklin, MO, ZIP 65274
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 191 frost-free days later.
New Franklin sits in USDA Zone 6b (-5 to 0°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 6b around New Franklin 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 04/13 isn't a guarantee
04/13 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. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How New Franklin compares
About 191 days separate New Franklin's last and first frost, putting it 20,835 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 742 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and New Franklin's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around New Franklin's dates instead of trusting one.