Bernice, OK 74331 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Bernice, OK?
Around 04/07 is the usual last spring frost, about 222 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 209 frost-free days later.
Bernice 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 Bernice before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/07 isn't a guarantee
04/07 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 Bernice compares
About 209 days separate Bernice's last and first frost, putting it 15,388 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 501 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Bernice's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Bernice can differ from the 74331 normal.