Arcola, MO 65603 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Arcola, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 207 frost-free days later.
Arcola sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Arcola before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Arcola compares
About 207 days separate Arcola's last and first frost, putting it 15,895 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 218 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Arcola's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Arcola's dates instead of trusting one.