Dustin, OK 74839 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Dustin, OK?
Around 03/24 is the usual last spring frost, about 208 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/09, about 229 frost-free days later.
Dustin 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 Dustin 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
03/24 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/05 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 04/10 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Dustin compares
At roughly 229 frost-free days, Dustin places 10,655 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OK, it ranks 44 of 764.
Learn more
local microclimates covers what one yard in Dustin can differ from the 74839 normal. zone vs. frost date covers why Zone 7b and Dustin's frost date answer different questions.