FrostDateCheck

Rattan, OK 74760 Frost Dates

When can you plant in Rattan, OK?

Zone 8a

Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/02, roughly 217 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/01, about 212 frost-free days later.

Zone 8a (10 to 15°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 Rattan, not a forecast for this year.

What to do before the first frost

About 9 weeks of growing season left in Rattan 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

04/02 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/14 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/20 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.

How Rattan compares

Rattan's growing season runs about 212 days, ranking 14,682 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 437 of 764.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around Rattan's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Rattan can differ from the 74760 normal.