Lexington, OK 73051 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lexington, OK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/04, about 219 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 210 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lexington 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 Lexington before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Lexington's last frost
04/04 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/18 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lexington compares
At roughly 210 frost-free days, Lexington places 15,029 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OK, it ranks 470 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Lexington's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lexington's dates instead of trusting one.