Covington, OK 73757 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Covington, OK, ZIP 73757
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/10, about 225 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/25, about 198 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Covington 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 Covington 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.
Why 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/24 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/29 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Covington compares
About 198 days separate Covington's last and first frost, putting it 18,512 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 681 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Covington's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Covington's dates instead of trusting one.