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Oakwood, OK 73646 Frost Dates

Frost dates for Oakwood, OK, ZIP 73646

Zone 7b

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/06, about 221 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 211 frost-free days later.

Oakwood 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

Zone 7b around Oakwood has about 10 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.

Why 04/06 isn't a guarantee

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. 04/22 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Oakwood compares

Oakwood's growing season runs about 211 days, ranking 14,912 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 458 of 764.

Learn more

the frost range explains how to read the range around Oakwood's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Oakwood can differ from the 73646 normal.