Lake Aluma, OK 73163 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Lake Aluma, OK, ZIP 73163
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Lake Aluma 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
Zone 7b around Lake Aluma 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 Lake Aluma compares
Lake Aluma's growing season runs about 217 days, ranking 13,648 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 289 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Lake Aluma's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Lake Aluma's dates instead of trusting one.