Elmore City, OK 73433 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Elmore City, 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 Elmore City 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 Elmore City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
How much risk comes with planting early here
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 Elmore City compares
At roughly 196 frost-free days, Elmore City places 19,038 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OK, it ranks 698 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Elmore City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Elmore City can differ from the 73433 normal.