Cassville, MO 65625 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cassville, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/14, about 229 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 194 frost-free days later.
Cassville 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 8 weeks of growing season left in Cassville before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Cassville compares
Cassville's growing season runs about 194 days, ranking 19,488 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 635 of 1,129.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Cassville's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Cassville's dates instead of trusting one.