Jay, OK 74359 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jay, OK, ZIP 74359
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/16, roughly 231 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/20, about 187 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jay 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
Zone 7a around Jay has about 8 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
The actual range around Jay's last frost
04/16 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/31 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/01 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jay compares
Jay's growing season runs about 187 days, ranking 22,400 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 741 of 764.
Learn more
local microclimates explains what one yard in Jay can differ from the 74359 normal, and zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7a and Jay's frost date answer different questions.