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Cole Camp, MO 65325 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Cole Camp, MO?

Zone 6b

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 191 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cole Camp 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

About 8 weeks of growing season left in Cole Camp before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

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 Cole Camp compares

About 191 days separate Cole Camp's last and first frost, putting it 20,825 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 739 of 1,129.

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