Garvin, OK 74736 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Garvin, OK?
Around 03/20 is the usual last spring frost, about 204 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/10, about 233 frost-free days later.
Garvin sits in USDA Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 11 weeks of growing season left in Garvin before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 03/20 isn't a guarantee
03/20 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 02/28 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/11 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Garvin compares
About 233 days separate Garvin's last and first frost, putting it 9,992 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within OK, it ranks 29 of 764.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Garvin can differ from the 74736 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 8a and Garvin's frost date answer different questions.