Muskogee, OK 74401 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Muskogee, OK, ZIP 74401
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 208 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Muskogee in Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 7b around Muskogee has about 9 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.
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. 04/26 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Muskogee compares
About 208 days separate Muskogee's last and first frost, putting it 15,527 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 511 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 7b and Muskogee's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Muskogee's dates instead of trusting one.