Salisbury, MO 65281 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Salisbury, MO?
Around 04/12 is the usual last spring frost, about 227 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 190 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Salisbury 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 Salisbury before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Salisbury's last frost
04/12 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/30 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 Salisbury compares
About 190 days separate Salisbury's last and first frost, putting it 21,211 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 773 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Salisbury can differ from the 65281 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 6a and Salisbury's frost date answer different questions.