Hollister, MO 65726 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Hollister, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/08, roughly 223 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 209 frost-free days later.
Hollister sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Hollister before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Hollister's last frost
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Hollister compares
About 209 days separate Hollister's last and first frost, putting it 15,226 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 180 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Hollister can differ from the 65726 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Hollister's frost date answer different questions.