Waynesville, MO 65534 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Waynesville, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 185 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Waynesville 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 Waynesville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/15 isn't a guarantee
04/15 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. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Waynesville compares
At roughly 185 frost-free days, Waynesville places 23,134 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 891 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Waynesville's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Waynesville can differ from the 65534 normal.