Theodosia, MO 65715 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Theodosia, MO, ZIP 65715
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 198 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 Theodosia, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 7a around Theodosia has about 9 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Theodosia's last frost
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Theodosia compares
Theodosia's growing season runs about 198 days, ranking 18,546 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 520 of 1,129.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Theodosia can differ from the 65715 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Theodosia's frost date answer different questions.