Tatums, OK 73444 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Tatums, OK, ZIP 73444
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 204 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Tatums 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
Zone 8a around Tatums has about 9 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.
Why 04/06 isn't a guarantee
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 Tatums compares
Tatums's growing season runs about 204 days, ranking 16,790 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 613 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 8a and Tatums's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Tatums's dates instead of trusting one.