Cole Camp, MO 65345 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cole Camp, MO, ZIP 65345
Around 04/13 is the usual last spring frost, about 228 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/23, about 191 frost-free days later.
Cole Camp 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 Cole Camp 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 Cole Camp compares
About 191 days separate Cole Camp's last and first frost, putting it 20,826 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 740 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Cole Camp can differ from the 65345 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Cole Camp's frost date answer different questions.