Arrow Point, MO 65658 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Arrow Point, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/14, roughly 229 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/26, about 194 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Arrow Point 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 Arrow Point 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 Arrow Point compares
About 194 days separate Arrow Point's last and first frost, putting it 19,660 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 662 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Arrow Point can differ from the 65658 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Arrow Point's frost date answer different questions.