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Oologah, OK 74053 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Oologah, OK?

Zone 7a

The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/07, about 222 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/30, about 205 frost-free days later.

Oologah 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

About 9 weeks of growing season left in Oologah before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

How much risk comes with planting early here

04/07 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/20 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/24 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Oologah compares

Oologah's growing season runs about 205 days, ranking 16,349 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 582 of 764.

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local microclimates covers what one yard in Oologah can differ from the 74053 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Oologah's frost date answer different questions.