Comanche, OK 73529 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Comanche, OK?
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/08, about 228 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 Comanche, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Comanche 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
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/08 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Comanche compares
Comanche's growing season runs about 228 days, ranking 10,862 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 56 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Comanche's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Comanche can differ from the 73529 normal.