Alex, OK 73002 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Alex, OK?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/13, roughly 228 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 196 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Alex in Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Alex before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Alex's last frost
04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/29 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/28 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Alex compares
Alex's growing season runs about 196 days, ranking 19,069 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 699 of 764.
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local microclimates covers what one yard in Alex can differ from the 73002 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Alex's frost date answer different questions.