Pawnee, OK 74058 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pawnee, OK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 202 frost-free days later.
Pawnee 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 Pawnee before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/08 isn't a guarantee
04/08 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/22 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 Pawnee compares
About 202 days separate Pawnee's last and first frost, putting it 17,268 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 635 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pawnee's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pawnee can differ from the 74058 normal.