Burns Flat, OK 73624 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Burns Flat, OK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/04, about 210 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Burns Flat in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Burns Flat before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/05 isn't a guarantee
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Burns Flat compares
About 210 days separate Burns Flat's last and first frost, putting it 15,031 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 471 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Burns Flat's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Burns Flat can differ from the 73624 normal.