Forsyth, MO 65680 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Forsyth, MO?
Around 04/06 is the usual last spring frost, about 221 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 205 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 Forsyth, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Forsyth before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Forsyth's last frost
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/23 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Forsyth compares
About 205 days separate Forsyth's last and first frost, putting it 16,310 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 252 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Forsyth can differ from the 65680 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Forsyth's frost date answer different questions.