Tipton, OK 73570 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tipton, OK?
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 03/26, roughly 210 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 229 frost-free days later.
Tipton sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Tipton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/26 isn't a guarantee
03/26 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/08 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 Tipton compares
Tipton's growing season runs about 229 days, ranking 10,632 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 38 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Tipton's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Tipton can differ from the 73570 normal.