Republic, MO 65738 Frost Dates
Republic, MO: when does the frost end?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/15, about 230 days from today. Fall's first freeze usually shows up around 10/23, roughly 189 days after the last spring frost.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Republic in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
Stretching the season past the first frost
With roughly 8 weeks until Republic'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
04/15 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Getting tender plants in by 03/30 carries real risk, frost has hit that late in about 9 of 10 years here. Wait until 05/02 and only about 1 year in 10 sees frost after that.
Republic against the rest of the dataset
Republic's growing season runs about 189 days, ranking 21,421 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within MO, it ranks 783 of 1,129.
Learn more
Before leaning on 65738's figures: zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Republic's frost date answer different questions, while the frost range explains how to read the range around Republic's dates instead of trusting one.