Wakita, OK 73771 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Wakita, OK, ZIP 73771
Around 04/10 is the usual last spring frost, about 225 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 199 frost-free days later.
Wakita 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 Wakita 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.
Why 04/10 isn't a guarantee
04/10 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/27 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Wakita compares
Wakita's growing season runs about 199 days, ranking 18,209 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 676 of 764.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Wakita can differ from the 73771 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Wakita's frost date answer different questions.