Davis, OK 73458 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Davis, 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.
Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Davis, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Davis 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
04/06 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 Davis compares
About 204 days separate Davis's last and first frost, putting it 16,613 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 599 of 764.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Davis can differ from the 73458 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Davis's frost date answer different questions.