McCord Bend, MO 65656 Frost Dates
When can you plant in McCord Bend, MO?
Around 04/16 is the usual last spring frost, about 231 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/21, about 187 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for McCord Bend, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 8 weeks of growing season left in McCord Bend before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around McCord Bend's last frost
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/04 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How McCord Bend compares
McCord Bend's growing season runs about 187 days, ranking 22,611 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 859 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in McCord Bend can differ from the 65656 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and McCord Bend's frost date answer different questions.