Jones, OK 73049 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jones, OK, ZIP 73049
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/02, about 217 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 217 frost-free days later.
Jones 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
Zone 7b around Jones has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/12 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jones compares
About 217 days separate Jones's last and first frost, putting it 13,484 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 257 of 764.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Jones can differ from the 73049 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Jones's frost date answer different questions.