Ratliff City, OK 73437 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Ratliff City, OK?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/06, roughly 221 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 204 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ratliff City in Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Ratliff City before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
The actual range around Ratliff City's last frost
04/06 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/25 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Ratliff City compares
About 204 days separate Ratliff City's last and first frost, putting it 16,808 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 618 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Ratliff City's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Ratliff City can differ from the 73437 normal.