Canton, OK 73724 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Canton, OK?
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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Canton 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
About 10 weeks of growing season left in Canton before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
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 Canton compares
About 211 days separate Canton's last and first frost, putting it 14,849 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 448 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Canton's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Canton's dates instead of trusting one.