El Reno, OK 73022 Frost Dates
When can you plant in El Reno, OK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 206 frost-free days later.
El Reno sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 El Reno before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/06 isn't a guarantee
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How El Reno compares
About 206 days separate El Reno's last and first frost, putting it 15,964 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 544 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around El Reno's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in El Reno can differ from the 73022 normal.