Red Rock, OK 74651 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Red Rock, OK?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 04/08, about 223 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/28, about 202 frost-free days later.
Red Rock sits in USDA Zone 7a (0 to 5°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 9 weeks of growing season left in Red Rock before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 04/08 isn't a guarantee
04/08 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 Red Rock compares
At roughly 202 frost-free days, Red Rock places 17,362 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OK, it ranks 637 of 764.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7a and Red Rock's frost date answer different questions. the frost range covers how to read the range around Red Rock's dates instead of trusting one.