Last frost dates in Oklahoma

193 NOAA weather stations in Oklahoma have thirty years of frost records. The median station sees its last 32 °F night around Apr 5; across the state that ranges from Mar 15 to Apr 26, so pick the station nearest you rather than a state-wide figure.

ARDMORE Mar 15 Apr 2 Feb 24 Nov 14 244
HUGO Mar 15 Apr 4 Feb 25 Nov 15 244
ARDMORE 3ENE MESONET Mar 18 Apr 9 Feb 28 Nov 10 238
DURANT 6SSE MESONET Mar 19 Apr 7 Mar 1 Nov 12 237
ARDMORE 7WNW MESONET Mar 21 Apr 10 Mar 3 Nov 8 231
MEDICINE PK 3W MESONET Mar 21 Apr 8 Feb 28 Nov 12 234
MC CURTAIN 1 SE Mar 23 Apr 10 Mar 2 Nov 5 228
RINGLING 1N MESONET Mar 23 Apr 13 Mar 3 Nov 7 226
MADILL 11WSW MESONET Mar 24 Apr 17 Mar 4 Nov 6 226
OKEMAH Mar 24 Apr 10 Mar 5 Nov 9 229
WAURIKA Mar 24 Apr 8 Mar 5 Nov 8 228
BYARS 3ESE MESONET Mar 25 Apr 13 Mar 3 Nov 8 228
DUNCAN Mar 25 Apr 12 Mar 3 Nov 7 225
ALTUS AFB Mar 26 Apr 14 Mar 8 Nov 10 229
LAWTON Mar 26 Apr 14 Mar 4 Nov 7 225
WALTERS 4NW MESONET Mar 26 Apr 15 Mar 3 Nov 6 225
MADILL Mar 27 Apr 14 Mar 7 Nov 8 227
MCGEE CREEK DAM Mar 27 Apr 14 Mar 5 Nov 9 228
PAULS VLY 1SSW MESONET Mar 28 Apr 16 Mar 8 Nov 7 223
VELMA 7NW MESONET Mar 28 Apr 18 Mar 6 Nov 7 227
WICHITA MTN WR Mar 28 Apr 17 Mar 7 Nov 6 224
FITTSTOWN 6SW MESONET Mar 29 Apr 18 Mar 8 Nov 6 222
HOLDENVILLE 3ESE MESONET Mar 29 Apr 14 Mar 9 Nov 5 221
LANE 1WNW MESONET Mar 29 Apr 17 Mar 7 Nov 4 222
TISHOMINGO 6N MESONET Mar 29 Apr 16 Mar 9 Nov 5 222
WAGONER Mar 29 Apr 14 Mar 10 Nov 5 223
WAURIKA 1ENE MESONET Mar 29 Apr 19 Mar 8 Nov 5 223
SALLISAW 2 NW Mar 30 Apr 16 Mar 10 Nov 7 223
SHAWNEE 3NNW MESONET Mar 30 Apr 16 Mar 10 Nov 5 221
TULSA R L JONES JR AP Mar 30 Apr 17 Mar 10 Nov 4 220
ADA 2NNE MESONET Mar 31 Apr 18 Mar 10 Nov 3 216
BARNSDALL Mar 31 Apr 14 Mar 12 Oct 31 212
BURNEYVILLE 2SE MESONT Mar 31 Apr 20 Mar 9 Nov 4 218
CENTRAHOMA 1E MESONET Mar 31 Apr 19 Mar 12 Nov 1 216
CENTRAHOMA 2 ESE Mar 31 Apr 18 Mar 9 Nov 4 219
COLEMAN 4W Mar 31 Apr 18 Mar 12 Nov 5 221
DURANT Mar 31 Apr 19 Mar 10 Nov 5 221
GRANDFIELD 3W MESONET Mar 31 Apr 18 Mar 10 Nov 6 219
IDABEL Mar 31 Apr 18 Mar 9 Nov 3 221
KANSAS 2 NE Mar 31 Apr 18 Mar 13 Nov 2 216
MCALESTER RGNL AP Mar 31 Apr 18 Mar 11 Nov 3 216
NORMAN 2NW MESONET Mar 31 Apr 17 Mar 12 Nov 5 219
STILWELL 5 NNW Mar 31 Apr 20 Mar 10 Nov 4 217
TULSA INTL AP Mar 31 Apr 15 Mar 11 Nov 4 220
WASHINGTON 6SSW MESONET Mar 31 Apr 17 Mar 12 Nov 3 217
BIXBY Apr 1 Apr 20 Mar 12 Nov 1 212
BROKEN BOW 1 N Apr 1 Apr 17 Mar 10 Nov 2 220
CUSHING Apr 1 Apr 17 Mar 13 Nov 5 217
LAWTON MUNI AP Apr 1 Apr 19 Mar 12 Nov 5 217
SEMINOLE 4SSW MESONET Apr 1 Apr 19 Mar 12 Nov 1 214
WALTERS Apr 1 Apr 18 Mar 13 Nov 5 218
ADA Apr 2 Apr 18 Mar 14 Nov 4 217
ALTUS DAM Apr 2 Apr 21 Mar 11 Nov 3 213
ANTLERS 5NW Apr 2 Apr 20 Mar 14 Nov 1 212
CHANDLER 5SE MESONET Apr 2 Apr 21 Mar 10 Nov 2 214
MUSKOGEE DAVIS FLD Apr 2 Apr 20 Mar 13 Nov 2 216
OKLAHOMA CITY POST AP Apr 2 Apr 18 Mar 14 Nov 4 216
SPENCER 2ENE MESONET Apr 2 Apr 18 Mar 12 Nov 5 217
WILBURTON 9 ENE Apr 2 Apr 19 Mar 12 Nov 5 218
ALTUS 3S MESONET Apr 3 Apr 21 Mar 15 Nov 4 214
ANTLERS Apr 3 Apr 20 Mar 15 Nov 1 213
APACHE 4ENE MESONET Apr 3 Apr 21 Mar 16 Nov 3 213
BESSIE 4WNW MESONET Apr 3 Apr 20 Mar 15 Nov 1 210
BLANCHARD 2 SSW Apr 3 Apr 19 Mar 15 Nov 4 214
CHEYENNE 6SW MESONET Apr 3 Apr 19 Mar 16 Nov 3 212
COYLE 7N MESONET Apr 3 Apr 20 Mar 13 Nov 1 210
FREDERICK Apr 3 Apr 22 Mar 13 Nov 4 213
GUTHRIE 4WSW MESONET Apr 3 Apr 20 Mar 14 Nov 4 214
GUTHRIE MUNI AP Apr 3 Apr 20 Mar 17 Nov 1 211
MINCO 2SSW MESONET Apr 3 Apr 19 Mar 17 Nov 5 216
NORMAN 3SSE Apr 3 Apr 18 Mar 19 Nov 3 212
STILLWATER RGNL AP Apr 3 Apr 21 Mar 18 Oct 31 209
TIPTON 4S MESONET Apr 3 Apr 21 Mar 12 Nov 6 217
WEATHERFORD Apr 3 Apr 21 Mar 16 Nov 3 214
ACME MESONET Apr 4 Apr 23 Mar 16 Oct 31 210
CHICKASAW NRA Apr 4 Apr 22 Mar 16 Oct 31 208
CHICKASHA EXP STATION Apr 4 Apr 20 Mar 20 Nov 1 211
HOBART MUNI AP Apr 4 Apr 21 Mar 15 Nov 4 214
MEEKER 5 W Apr 4 Apr 21 Mar 19 Oct 30 208
NOWATA Apr 4 Apr 21 Mar 20 Nov 1 210
OKLAHOMA CITY WILL ROGERS AP Apr 4 Apr 20 Mar 16 Nov 2 213
PERKINS 2NNW MESONET Apr 4 Apr 20 Mar 15 Nov 2 212
PERRY Apr 4 Apr 20 Mar 20 Nov 1 210
PURCELL 2 SW Apr 4 Apr 24 Mar 18 Nov 2 210
SULPHUR 4NNE MESONET Apr 4 Apr 24 Mar 15 Nov 1 212
TAHLEQUAH Apr 4 Apr 24 Mar 17 Oct 31 209
ALTUS IRIG RSCH STN Apr 5 Apr 21 Mar 20 Nov 2 210
ATOKA Apr 5 Apr 22 Mar 17 Nov 1 211
CLINTON SHERMAN AP Apr 5 Apr 22 Mar 19 Nov 4 210
ELK CITY 4 W Apr 5 Apr 24 Mar 17 Nov 2 208
FAIRVIEW 1W MESONET Apr 5 Apr 20 Mar 20 Nov 1 208
FORT COBB 4NNW MESONET Apr 5 Apr 23 Mar 17 Nov 3 210
GREAT SALT PLAINS DAM Apr 5 Apr 20 Mar 19 Nov 1 209
HINTON 7W MESONET Apr 5 Apr 22 Mar 20 Nov 1 208
HOLLIS 5E MESONET Apr 5 Apr 21 Mar 18 Oct 31 208
PAULS VALLEY 4 WSW Apr 5 Apr 21 Mar 19 Nov 1 210
PRYOR Apr 5 Apr 21 Mar 19 Oct 30 207
SEMINOLE Apr 5 Apr 22 Mar 18 Nov 1 210
STILLWATER 2 W Apr 5 Apr 21 Mar 21 Oct 30 206
WOODWARD 2WSW MESONET Apr 5 Apr 23 Mar 19 Oct 30 206
CARNEGIE 5 NE Apr 6 Apr 22 Mar 20 Oct 31 206
CHICKASHA 2SSE MESONET Apr 6 Apr 21 Mar 20 Nov 1 207
EL RENO 1 N Apr 6 Apr 22 Mar 21 Oct 31 206
ENID Apr 6 Apr 21 Mar 20 Nov 1 209
GEARY Apr 6 Apr 23 Mar 21 Nov 5 212
HEALDTON 3 E Apr 6 Apr 25 Mar 20 Nov 1 204
HOLDENVILLE 2SSE Apr 6 Apr 24 Mar 19 Oct 31 206
MANNFORD 6 NW Apr 6 Apr 23 Mar 19 Oct 29 207
MARIETTA 5SW Apr 6 Apr 24 Mar 16 Nov 2 211
MIAMI Apr 6 Apr 26 Mar 20 Oct 27 203
NEWKIRK 8E MESONET Apr 6 Apr 23 Mar 20 Oct 30 206
PAWHUSKA Apr 6 Apr 23 Mar 21 Oct 29 204
STILLWATER MESONET Apr 6 Apr 21 Mar 20 Oct 31 208
WATONGA 7W MESONET Apr 6 Apr 22 Mar 20 Nov 3 211
WEATHERFORD 4WSW MESNT Apr 6 Apr 23 Mar 20 Nov 3 210
WEBBERS FALLS 5 WSW Apr 6 Apr 24 Mar 19 Oct 30 206
WISTER 3S Apr 6 Apr 24 Mar 18 Nov 2 210
CHANDLER Apr 7 Apr 23 Mar 23 Oct 30 205
CHATTANOOGA Apr 7 Apr 24 Mar 21 Nov 2 205
CLAREMORE 2 ENE Apr 7 Apr 24 Mar 20 Oct 30 205
HOBART 4SE MESONET Apr 7 Apr 22 Mar 19 Nov 4 209
MUSKOGEE Apr 7 Apr 26 Mar 20 Oct 30 208
OKEENE Apr 7 Apr 24 Mar 20 Nov 2 208
SPAVINAW Apr 7 Apr 24 Mar 22 Nov 2 209
ANADARKO 3 E Apr 8 Apr 25 Mar 24 Oct 30 202
BLACKWELL 4SSE MESONET Apr 8 Apr 24 Mar 22 Oct 27 201
FREEDOM 16NNE MESONET Apr 8 Apr 23 Mar 24 Oct 29 203
KINGFISHER Apr 8 Apr 24 Mar 23 Nov 1 206
MANGUM Apr 8 Apr 24 Mar 21 Nov 2 207
OKMULGEE WTR WKS Apr 8 Apr 25 Mar 23 Oct 28 203
PUTNAM 3N MESONET Apr 8 Apr 24 Mar 21 Nov 1 204
RED ROCK 7SSE MESONET Apr 8 Apr 24 Mar 22 Oct 28 202
STILLWATER 2 W Apr 8 Apr 25 Mar 25 Oct 27 201
ARNETT 8WSW MESONET Apr 9 Apr 25 Mar 23 Oct 27 200
BRISTOW Apr 9 Apr 27 Mar 24 Oct 25 196
BUTLER 5SW MESONET Apr 9 Apr 24 Mar 25 Oct 28 199
HELENA 1 SSE Apr 9 Apr 23 Mar 25 Oct 31 205
KINGFISHER 1W MESONET Apr 9 Apr 25 Mar 24 Nov 1 204
SMITHVILLE Apr 9 Apr 24 Mar 23 Oct 29 201
ALVA 1W Apr 10 Apr 25 Mar 26 Oct 28 199
BRECKINRIDGE 3SE MESNT Apr 10 Apr 25 Mar 25 Oct 29 202
CHEROKEE 1SSW MESONET Apr 10 Apr 26 Mar 26 Oct 29 201
GUTHRIE 5S Apr 10 Apr 30 Mar 24 Oct 28 199
HOLLIS 5E Apr 10 Apr 24 Mar 27 Oct 28 200
LAHOMA 1WSW MESONET Apr 10 Apr 25 Mar 24 Oct 31 204
MANGUM 5SE MESONET Apr 10 Apr 27 Mar 26 Oct 29 201
MEDFORD 1SW MESONET Apr 10 Apr 27 Mar 26 Oct 28 199
ORLANDO 5E MESONET Apr 10 Apr 29 Mar 24 Oct 25 198
PONCA CITY MUNI AP Apr 10 Apr 27 Mar 25 Oct 27 200
ALVA 7SSW MESONET Apr 11 Apr 26 Mar 26 Oct 26 198
BARTLESVILLE 3 Apr 11 Apr 30 Mar 27 Oct 24 195
ERICK Apr 11 Apr 29 Mar 27 Oct 26 197
MARSHALL 3SSE MESONET Apr 11 Apr 29 Mar 24 Oct 31 201
RALSTON Apr 11 Apr 27 Mar 26 Oct 24 196
SEILING 7WNW MESONET Apr 11 Apr 26 Mar 26 Oct 25 194
TUSKAHOMA Apr 11 Apr 27 Mar 25 Oct 27 199
BARTLESVILLE F P FLD Apr 12 Apr 28 Mar 28 Oct 21 192
BLACKWELL 1SSW Apr 12 Apr 28 Mar 26 Oct 29 199
EL RENO 5 WNW MESONET Apr 12 Apr 25 Mar 28 Oct 27 196
ERICK 4ESE MESONET Apr 12 Apr 28 Mar 26 Oct 28 197
STILLWATER 5 WNW Apr 12 Apr 27 Mar 28 Oct 27 199
WAYNOKA Apr 12 Apr 27 Mar 27 Oct 24 192
BATTIEST Apr 13 Apr 29 Mar 28 Oct 27 196
BUFFALO 1SW MESONET Apr 13 Apr 29 Mar 30 Oct 25 195
CLINTON Apr 13 Apr 27 Mar 31 Oct 28 197
FREEDOM 3SSW MESONET Apr 13 Apr 30 Mar 27 Oct 27 198
GATE Apr 13 Apr 27 Mar 30 Oct 28 196
LINDSAY 2 W Apr 13 Apr 28 Mar 29 Oct 27 196
HENNESSEY 4 ESE Apr 14 Apr 27 Mar 29 Oct 30 198
WATONGA Apr 14 Apr 29 Mar 30 Oct 27 194
ARNETT 3NE Apr 15 Apr 29 Apr 1 Oct 27 194
BILLINGS Apr 15 May 1 Mar 29 Oct 26 194
CAMARGO 4WNW MESONET Apr 15 Apr 30 Mar 31 Oct 23 189
CHEROKEE 4W Apr 15 Apr 28 Apr 1 Oct 29 196
HAMMON 3 SSW Apr 16 May 2 Mar 31 Oct 23 191
HOOKER Apr 16 May 1 Apr 1 Oct 25 192
NEWKIRK 5NE Apr 16 Apr 30 Mar 31 Oct 26 192
UPPER SPAVINAW PORT Apr 16 May 1 Mar 31 Oct 20 187
BUFFALO 2 SSW Apr 17 Apr 30 Apr 3 Oct 23 187
GAGE AP Apr 17 May 2 Apr 1 Oct 20 185
TURPIN 4 SSE Apr 17 May 1 Apr 3 Oct 25 189
GOODWELL 2 SE Apr 18 May 3 Apr 3 Oct 24 186
GUYMON MUNI AP Apr 18 May 1 Apr 4 Oct 23 188
JEFFERSON 3SE Apr 18 May 2 Apr 4 Oct 20 183
TALOGA Apr 18 Apr 30 Apr 3 Oct 21 185
FREEDOM Apr 19 May 2 Apr 4 Oct 17 179
MUTUAL Apr 19 May 3 Apr 1 Oct 26 188
KENTON Apr 20 May 4 Apr 5 Oct 20 179
BEAVER Apr 21 May 4 Apr 7 Oct 21 181
FT SUPPLY 3SE Apr 21 May 5 Apr 8 Oct 19 179
GOODWELL 2 E Apr 22 May 5 Apr 8 Oct 22 182
GOODWELL RSCH STN Apr 24 May 6 Apr 8 Oct 19 178
BOISE CITY 2 E Apr 26 May 9 Apr 10 Oct 17 173

How to read the three dates

Average is the date by which, in half of the years between 1991 and 2020, the last 32 °F night had already happened. Safe is later: only one year in ten saw a frost after it, which is the date to set out frost-tender plants such as dahlia tubers and zinnia seedlings. Early is the risky end, with a frost after it in nine years out of ten.

Every figure is for the weather station, not for your garden. A valley bottom, a north slope or a spot near a lake can run a week or two either way. Cities are warmer than the countryside around them.

Where the numbers come from

The dates are NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals for 1991 to 2020, computed by the National Centers for Environmental Information for every station with thirty years of daily minimum temperatures. ZIP codes are matched to the nearest such station within 150 km using U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Tabulation Area centroids. Stations that never see a frost, such as much of south Florida, report no date and are left out.

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