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Waynoka, OK 73860 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Waynoka, OK?

Zone 7a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/13, about 228 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/27, about 198 frost-free days later.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Waynoka 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 9 weeks of growing season left in Waynoka before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around Waynoka's last frost

04/13 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/27 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/30 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Waynoka compares

At roughly 198 frost-free days, Waynoka places 18,498 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OK, it ranks 680 of 764.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Waynoka's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Waynoka can differ from the 73860 normal.