Pryor Creek, OK 74361 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Pryor Creek, 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.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Pryor Creek 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 Pryor Creek 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 03/22 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 Pryor Creek compares
Pryor Creek's growing season runs about 209 days, ranking 15,175 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 493 of 764.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Pryor Creek's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Pryor Creek can differ from the 74361 normal.