Missouri Frost Dates: Last and First Frost by Town

171 NOAA weather stations · 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals · Data updated 2026-10-29

Quick answer

Across Missouri's 171 NOAA stations with regular frost, the median last spring frost is April 12 and the median first fall frost is October 24. Last frost dates range from March 24 at Caruthersville to April 27 at Rosebud, so enter your ZIP code below for the station nearest you.

How frost dates vary across Missouri

North vs south: stations in the northern third of the state (north of 39.0°N) reach their median last frost about 6 days later than the southern third (south of 37.6°N).
Safety margin: the median 10%-risk date (April 29) is about 17 days after the median last frost. Waiting until then cuts the chance of a killing frost on tender transplants from 1 in 2 to 1 in 10.

Frost dates at Missouri's major weather stations

These National Weather Service stations, mostly at airports, have the longest and most complete records in the state.


Advance 1 S	360	Apr 7	Apr 21	Oct 27	204
Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport	336	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 25	201
Chillicothe 22 ENE	833	Apr 15	May 2	Oct 20	184
Chillicothe Agri-sci	769	Apr 15	May 1	Oct 21	188
Columbia Regional Airport	893	Apr 7	Apr 21	Oct 29	205
Jefferson City Memorial Airport	573	Apr 10	Apr 25	Oct 26	198
Joplin 24 N	952	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 24	198
Joplin Regional Airport	980	Apr 9	Apr 26	Oct 27	200
Kansas City Downtown Airport	742	Apr 4	Apr 20	Nov 2	211
Kansas City Intl Airport	1,005	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 24	193
Kirksville Regional Airport	966	Apr 19	May 5	Oct 18	180
Lees Summit Municipal Airport	997	Apr 7	Apr 24	Oct 29	202
Marshall	790	Apr 10	Apr 27	Oct 24	196
Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport	327	Mar 31	Apr 15	Oct 31	214
Salem 10 W	1,198	Apr 23	May 9	Oct 14	173
Sedalia Memorial Airport	900	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 26	197
Springfield	1,278	Apr 9	Apr 27	Oct 27	199
Springfield Wbo	1,325	Apr 4	Apr 20	Oct 27	204
St Charles County Airport	436	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 27	203
St Joseph Rosecrans Airport	818	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 17	180
St Louis Lambert Intl Airport	531	Apr 2	Apr 17	Nov 4	215
St Louis Sprt Of S L Airport	462	Apr 12	Apr 27	Oct 23	193
Tarkio	1,045	Apr 19	May 4	Oct 15	177
Vichy Rolla National Airport	1,127	Apr 12	Apr 30	Oct 25	194
West Plains Municipal Airport	1,223	Apr 8	Apr 26	Oct 25	199

All 171 stations in Missouri

Last frost and first frost are medians: a 50% chance of a 32°F night after (spring) or before (fall) that date. 10% risk is the spring date with only a 1-in-10 chance of a later frost. Click a column to sort.

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Advance 1 S	360	Apr 7	Apr 21	Oct 27	204
Albany	875	Apr 17	Apr 30	Oct 21	185
Alton	813	Apr 17	May 1	Oct 21	187
Amity 4 NE	974	Apr 19	May 4	Oct 19	180
Anderson	1,050	Apr 15	May 1	Oct 23	191
Anderson 3W	1,117	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 26	194
Appleton City	866	Apr 7	Apr 24	Oct 29	202
Ash Grove 4S	1,129	Apr 11	Apr 29	Oct 24	196
Ava 12SW	1,197	Apr 14	May 1	Oct 21	188
Ava 6NW	1,253	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 17	175
Bethany	949	Apr 16	May 3	Oct 22	186
Billings 1SW	1,310	Apr 15	May 2	Oct 23	189
Bolivar 1 NE	987	Apr 14	May 2	Oct 23	188
Boonville	744	Apr 5	Apr 19	Oct 29	206
Boonville	752	Apr 12	Apr 27	Oct 25	195
Bowling Green 1 E	895	Apr 13	May 1	Oct 23	188
Branson Airport	1,286	Apr 8	Apr 25	Nov 2	209
Brookfield	767	Apr 14	Apr 28	Oct 23	192
Brunswick	662	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 29	201
Buffalo 2N	1,071	Apr 23	May 8	Oct 15	175
Butler 4W	790	Apr 12	Apr 28	Oct 23	192
California	879	Apr 11	Apr 27	Oct 25	195
Cameron	1,010	Apr 15	Apr 29	Oct 24	192
Canton L&d 20	490	Apr 11	Apr 29	Oct 23	194
Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport	336	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 25	201
Carrollton	705	Apr 16	May 1	Oct 23	187
Carthage	978	Apr 4	Apr 20	Oct 27	204
Caruthersville	270	Mar 24	Apr 8	Nov 9	230
Cassville	1,376	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 26	194
Chillicothe 22 ENE	833	Apr 15	May 2	Oct 20	184
Chillicothe 2S	780	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 21	187
Chillicothe Agri-sci	769	Apr 15	May 1	Oct 21	188
Clarksville L&d 24	460	Apr 4	Apr 23	Nov 1	208
Clearwater Dam	660	Apr 9	Apr 24	Oct 26	199
Clinton	770	Apr 17	May 2	Oct 21	187
Cole Camp 3NW	1,000	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 23	191
Columbia Regional Airport	893	Apr 7	Apr 21	Oct 29	205
Columbia U Of M	770	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 31	207
Conception	1,108	Apr 17	Apr 30	Oct 20	184
Cosby 2W	910	Apr 17	May 1	Oct 19	184
Diamond 2W	1,070	Apr 18	May 3	Oct 22	184
Doniphan	289	Apr 12	Apr 29	Oct 26	196
Dora 3SE	966	Apr 9	Apr 28	Oct 23	196
Eldon	924	Apr 7	Apr 27	Nov 1	208
Eldorado Springs	915	Apr 8	Apr 27	Oct 29	199
Elm	850	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 23	191
Elsberry 1 S	475	Apr 20	May 5	Oct 20	181
Eminence 1 N	640	Apr 18	May 1	Oct 19	182
Farmington	900	Apr 13	Apr 30	Oct 21	191
Festus	600	Apr 9	Apr 25	Oct 26	197
Fort Leonard Wood	1,123	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 24	193
Fredericktown	760	Apr 21	May 8	Oct 16	174
Freedom	805	Apr 11	Apr 30	Oct 21	191
Fulton	770	Apr 10	Apr 30	Oct 24	195
Galena	1,027	Apr 16	May 4	Oct 21	187
Gallatin 1W	921	Apr 19	May 4	Oct 21	184
Gentryville	1,100	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 25	193
Grant City	1,130	Apr 24	May 7	Oct 14	172
Grant City 5WSW	1,089	Apr 20	May 6	Oct 19	181
Green City 5N	1,035	Apr 26	May 12	Oct 14	169
Grovespring 1NE	1,388	Apr 15	May 2	Oct 22	188
Hamilton 2W	900	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 17	175
Hannibal Wtr Wks	712	Apr 10	Apr 25	Oct 27	199
Higginsville	836	Apr 10	Apr 25	Oct 24	195
Houston	1,224	Apr 10	May 1	Oct 23	194
Iberia	938	Apr 8	Apr 26	Oct 28	200
Independence	985	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 27	198
Jackson	440	Apr 7	Apr 22	Oct 29	202
Jefferson City Memorial Airport	573	Apr 10	Apr 25	Oct 26	198
Jefferson City Wtp	650	Apr 8	Apr 23	Oct 31	205
Joplin 24 N	952	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 24	198
Joplin Regional Airport	980	Apr 9	Apr 26	Oct 27	200
Kansas City Downtown Airport	742	Apr 4	Apr 20	Nov 2	211
Kansas City Intl Airport	1,005	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 24	193
Kearney 3E	840	Apr 19	May 5	Oct 17	181
Kennett Radio Kboa	270	Mar 31	Apr 15	Nov 1	215
Kirksville	970	Apr 21	May 5	Oct 19	179
Kirksville Regional Airport	966	Apr 19	May 5	Oct 18	180
Lakeside	590	Mar 31	Apr 18	Nov 3	216
Lamar 7N	963	Apr 9	Apr 28	Oct 27	199
Lebanon 2W	1,246	Apr 17	May 2	Oct 21	187
Lees Summit Municipal Airport	997	Apr 7	Apr 24	Oct 29	202
Lees Summit Reed Wr	1,000	Apr 13	Apr 28	Oct 26	194
Lexington 3E	825	Apr 8	Apr 26	Oct 25	197
Licking 4N	1,180	Apr 20	May 5	Oct 19	181
Linneus 3SE	814	Apr 16	May 1	Oct 20	187
Lockwood	1,077	Apr 11	Apr 27	Oct 25	198
Long Branch Rsvr	820	Apr 8	Apr 24	Oct 28	201
Malden Municipal Airport	290	Mar 29	Apr 12	Nov 3	221
Mansfield	1,448	Apr 11	Apr 28	Oct 26	197
Marble Hill	390	Apr 12	Apr 28	Oct 23	193
Marshall	790	Apr 10	Apr 27	Oct 24	196
Marshfield 4 WSW	1,414	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 24	191
Maryville 2E	985	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 17	180
Memphis	770	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 17	176
Mexico	802	Apr 11	Apr 26	Oct 25	197
Moberly	860	Apr 13	Apr 27	Oct 25	195
Monett 4SW	1,420	Apr 9	Apr 27	Oct 26	199
Monroe City	741	Apr 12	Apr 28	Oct 22	190
Mount Vernon University Mo - SW Center	1,190	Apr 14	May 1	Oct 21	188
Mountain Grove 2 N	1,466	Apr 11	Apr 29	Oct 28	196
Neosho	1,033	Apr 7	Apr 25	Oct 31	206
Nevada Wtp	871	Apr 7	Apr 24	Oct 27	202
New Franklin 1W	641	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 22	191
New Madrid	302	Mar 28	Apr 12	Nov 3	220
Oldfield	1,240	Apr 26	May 8	Oct 13	167
Oregon	1,058	Apr 16	Apr 30	Oct 20	186
Osceola	744	Apr 16	May 3	Oct 24	189
Ozark	1,134	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 23	189
Ozark Beach	834	Apr 6	Apr 22	Oct 31	205
Perryville Wtp	502	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 20	182
Pleasant Hill WFO	1,000	Apr 8	Apr 23	Oct 29	204
Pomme De Terre Dam	907	Apr 7	Apr 26	Oct 28	204
Poplar Bluff	370	Mar 29	Apr 12	Nov 5	222
Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport	327	Mar 31	Apr 15	Oct 31	214
Portageville	280	Mar 25	Apr 9	Nov 7	227
Potosi 4 SW	1,105	Apr 11	Apr 30	Oct 28	198
Princeton	980	Apr 25	May 8	Oct 15	174
Richmond 3S	700	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 18	180
Rolla Missouri S&t	1,173	Apr 5	Apr 22	Nov 1	207
Rosebud	730	Apr 27	May 12	Oct 13	168
Round Spring 2SW	829	Apr 24	May 8	Oct 16	172
Salem	1,205	Apr 17	May 5	Oct 18	182
Salem 10 W	1,198	Apr 23	May 9	Oct 14	173
Salisbury	730	Apr 12	Apr 29	Oct 22	190
Saverton L&d 22	472	Apr 4	Apr 19	Nov 4	212
Sedalia Memorial Airport	900	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 26	197
Sedalia Wtp	780	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 22	186
Seligman	1,530	Apr 18	May 3	Oct 22	185
Shelbina	747	Apr 21	May 5	Oct 17	177
Sikeston Pwr Station	310	Mar 26	Apr 9	Nov 6	225
Smithville Lake	904	Apr 18	May 3	Oct 20	183
Spickard 7 W	875	Apr 20	May 5	Oct 16	177
Springfield	1,278	Apr 9	Apr 27	Oct 27	199
Springfield Wbo	1,325	Apr 4	Apr 20	Oct 27	204
St Charles 7 SSW	450	Apr 4	Apr 21	Oct 29	206
St Charles County Airport	436	Apr 5	Apr 21	Oct 27	203
St Charles Elm Point	472	Apr 8	Apr 24	Oct 29	203
St Joseph Rosecrans Airport	818	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 17	180
St Louis Lambert Intl Airport	531	Apr 2	Apr 17	Nov 4	215
St Louis Science Center	515	Apr 1	Apr 18	Nov 4	218
St Louis Sprt Of S L Airport	462	Apr 12	Apr 27	Oct 23	193
St Peters 2 SE	575	Apr 9	Apr 25	Oct 26	198
Steelville 2 N	700	Apr 26	May 12	Oct 8	164
Steffenville	705	Apr 17	May 4	Oct 19	184
Stockton Dam	922	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 30	207
Summersville 3 SE	1,236	Apr 7	Apr 27	Oct 27	201
Sweet Springs	675	Apr 17	May 2	Oct 20	184
Tarkio	1,045	Apr 19	May 4	Oct 15	177
Trenton	837	Apr 16	Apr 29	Oct 20	184
Truman Dam & Rsvr	754	Apr 7	Apr 22	Oct 30	205
Union	540	Apr 11	Apr 28	Oct 23	194
Unionville	1,060	Apr 17	Apr 30	Oct 22	186
Vandalia	764	Apr 11	Apr 25	Oct 23	192
Versailles	1,003	Apr 8	Apr 30	Oct 29	202
Vichy Rolla National Airport	1,127	Apr 12	Apr 30	Oct 25	194
Vienna 2 WNW	770	Apr 8	Apr 27	Oct 26	200
W Plains	1,105	Apr 16	May 3	Oct 21	189
Wappapello Dam	410	Apr 2	Apr 18	Nov 2	215
Warrensburg 4NW	796	Apr 14	May 4	Oct 21	189
Warrenton 1 N	827	Apr 14	May 3	Oct 23	191
Washburn 5 W	1,400	Apr 4	Apr 23	Oct 30	207
Washington	487	Apr 8	Apr 22	Oct 25	199
Wasola 5N	1,226	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 27	198
Waverly	800	Apr 6	Apr 23	Oct 30	207
Waynesville 2 W	890	Apr 15	May 2	Oct 21	185
Weldon Spring NWS	610	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 26	199
West Plains Municipal Airport	1,223	Apr 8	Apr 26	Oct 25	199
Windsor	840	Apr 7	Apr 24	Oct 28	202
Windsor	877	Apr 13	Apr 30	Oct 22	191
Winona 3 SW	961	Apr 22	May 6	Oct 18	176

Frequently asked questions

When is the last frost in Missouri?

The median last spring frost (32°F) across Missouri's NOAA weather stations is April 12, based on 1991–2020 climate normals. It ranges from March 24 at Caruthersville to April 27 at Rosebud. For a safer planting date, use the 10%-risk date; the state median for that is April 29.

When is the first frost in Missouri?

The median first fall frost across Missouri's stations is October 24. The earliest median first frost is October 8 at Steelville 2 N, and the latest is November 9 at Caruthersville.

How long is the growing season in Missouri?

The median frost-free season is 194 days across Missouri's stations, from 164 days at Steelville 2 N to 230 days at Caruthersville.

When should I plant tomatoes in Missouri?

Plant tomatoes outdoors after your local last frost, ideally after the 10%-risk date when nights stay above 50°F. At a typical Missouri station that means starting seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before April 12 and transplanting from about April 29. Check your ZIP code, because dates vary by weeks across the state.

How to use these dates

Frost dates are 30-year averages from NOAA, not forecasts. Use them to plan seed starting and planting, then watch the 10-day forecast as the date approaches. Cold air settles in valleys and low spots, so a garden at the bottom of a slope can frost a week or more later in spring than the nearest station shows.

Ready to plan? The planting calendar by ZIP code turns these dates into start-indoors, transplant and sowing dates for 30 crops.

Sources and method

Dates are the 32°F freeze probabilities published in the NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals for each station. Station names are NOAA's, lightly expanded for readability. See the methodology or download the full table.