Edgar Springs, MO 65461 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Edgar Springs, MO, ZIP 65461
Around 04/14 is the usual last spring frost, about 229 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/24, about 193 frost-free days later.
Edgar Springs 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 Edgar Springs 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 04/14 isn't a guarantee
04/14 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. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Edgar Springs compares
About 193 days separate Edgar Springs's last and first frost, putting it 20,076 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 683 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Edgar Springs can differ from the 65461 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Edgar Springs's frost date answer different questions.