West Plains, MO 65789 Frost Dates
When can you plant in West Plains, MO?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/08, roughly 223 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 199 frost-free days later.
West Plains 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 8 weeks of growing season left in West Plains before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around West Plains's last frost
04/08 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. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How West Plains compares
About 199 days separate West Plains's last and first frost, putting it 18,063 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within MO, it ranks 419 of 1,129.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in West Plains can differ from the 65789 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and West Plains's frost date answer different questions.