Monett, MO 65708 Frost Dates
Monett, MO: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/09, about 224 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/26, roughly 199 days after the last spring frost.
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 Monett, not a forecast for this year.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 8 weeks until Monett's first fall frost, a row cover or cold frame is what stretches the last few weeks of harvest here.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/24 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 04/27 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Monett against the rest of the dataset
Monett's growing season runs about 199 days, ranking 18,070 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 420 of 1,129.
Learn more
Before leaning on 65708's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Monett's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Monett's dates instead of trusting one.