Woodward, OK 73801 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Woodward, OK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/05, about 220 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 206 frost-free days later.
Zone 7a (0 to 5°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Woodward, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Woodward before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/05 isn't a guarantee
04/05 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/19 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 Woodward compares
About 206 days separate Woodward's last and first frost, putting it 15,976 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 546 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Woodward's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Woodward's dates instead of trusting one.