Enid, OK 73701 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Enid, OK, ZIP 73701
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/18, about 233 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 183 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Enid in Zone 7a (0 to 5°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
Zone 7a around Enid has about 8 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.
The actual range around Enid's last frost
04/18 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/04 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/02 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Enid compares
About 183 days separate Enid's last and first frost, putting it 23,750 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 755 of 764.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Enid can differ from the 73701 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Enid's frost date answer different questions.