Chain-O-Lakes, MO 65641 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Chain-O-Lakes, MO?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/22, about 185 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Chain-O-Lakes in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 Chain-O-Lakes 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
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/01 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/03 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Chain-O-Lakes compares
At roughly 185 frost-free days, Chain-O-Lakes places 23,355 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within MO, it ranks 899 of 1,129.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Chain-O-Lakes's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Chain-O-Lakes can differ from the 65641 normal.