Goltry, OK 73739 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Goltry, OK, ZIP 73739
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/09, roughly 224 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/31, about 205 frost-free days later.
Goltry sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 7a around Goltry has about 9 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.
How much risk comes with planting early here
04/09 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/25 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Goltry compares
About 205 days separate Goltry's last and first frost, putting it 16,408 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 588 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range explains how to read the range around Goltry's dates instead of trusting one, and local microclimates explains what one yard in Goltry can differ from the 73739 normal.