Tahlequah, OK 74444 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Tahlequah, OK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 03/31, about 215 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/02, about 216 frost-free days later.
Zone 7b (5 to 10°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Tahlequah, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 9 weeks of growing season left in Tahlequah 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
03/31 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/13 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 Tahlequah compares
Tahlequah's growing season runs about 216 days, ranking 13,746 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 311 of 764.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Tahlequah can differ from the 74444 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Tahlequah's frost date answer different questions.