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McCurtain, OK 74944 Frost Dates

When can you plant in McCurtain, OK?

Zone 7b

Around 03/23 is the usual last spring frost, about 207 days away. The first fall frost typically arrives around 11/05, about 228 frost-free days later.

McCurtain 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 McCurtain before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.

The actual range around McCurtain's last frost

03/23 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 03/02 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 McCurtain compares

McCurtain's growing season runs about 228 days, ranking 10,914 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within OK, it ranks 62 of 764.

Learn more

the frost range covers how to read the range around McCurtain's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in McCurtain can differ from the 74944 normal.