Indianola, OK 74442 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Indianola, OK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/03, about 216 frost-free days later.
Indianola sits in USDA Zone 7b (5 to 10°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 10 weeks of growing season left in Indianola before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/31 isn't a guarantee
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/11 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/18 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Indianola compares
At roughly 216 frost-free days, Indianola places 13,930 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OK, it ranks 356 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Indianola's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Indianola's dates instead of trusting one.