Lawton, OK 73506 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Lawton, OK?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/07, about 225 frost-free days later.
Lawton sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Lawton 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
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/14 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Lawton compares
About 225 days separate Lawton's last and first frost, putting it 11,339 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 83 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Lawton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Lawton's dates instead of trusting one.