Frost Dates for 65079 — Sunrise Beach, Missouri

Half of springs at Lakeside, MO see their last 32°F night by March 31; only one in ten is past it by March 13, and one in ten still has one after April 18. Planting tender crops after April 7 leaves a 30% risk of a frost on them, after April 11 20%, and after April 18 10%. The 18 days between the even-odds date and the one-in-ten date is wider than at 82% of the 158 Missouri stations behind this site's ZIP pages.

In fall the first 32°F night comes by November 3 in half of years, as early as October 21 one year in ten, and holds off past November 19 one year in ten. A hard freeze of 28°F follows 12 days later, around November 15; in spring the one-in-ten date for 28°F is April 4, 14 days before the 32°F one. The freeze-free season lasts 216 days in a typical year, longer than at 95% of the 158 Missouri stations; it reaches 241 days one year in ten and falls short of 196 one year in ten. On average 88 nights a year drop to 32°F or below. Nights of 36°F, when frost can still settle on leaves in low, open spots, continue 13 days longer, to about April 13, and return around October 25. Severe cold of 16°F or below comes every winter, usually between December 21 and February 19.

July is the warmest month at Lakeside, MO, averaging 89°F by day and 70°F at night; January is the coldest at 44°F and 25°F. A freezing night is all but certain in every month from November to March (a 90% chance or more). From May to September the chance of a 32°F night stays under 10% each month. In spring, April still brings one in 48% of years.

Warmth for growing adds up to 4,499 growing degree days a year (base 50°F), more than at 90% of the 158 Missouri stations. 37% of them (1,647) have built up by the end of June, and July adds the most, 913. Precipitation totals 42.7 inches a year, most in May (5.5") and least in February (2.1"); May to September bring 51% of it.

The nearest other station, Eldon, MO, 16 miles northeast of Sunrise Beach and 334 feet higher, has a last frost 7 days later (April 7), a first frost 2 days earlier (November 1), a season 8 days shorter.

The first measurable snow (0.1 inch or more) in Sunrise Beach usually arrives around January 3, and the last of the season around February 1. Those are the middle dates across the winters of 1991–2020 at Lakeside, MO, 8.1 miles away: half of years saw snow earlier, half later. Snow fell in 77% of those winters. The last 32°F night of spring typically comes 58 days after the last snow.

ZIP 65079 is 8 miles from Lakeside, MO, which stands at 590 feet, the nearest NOAA station that publishes freeze probabilities for 1991–2020. 5 other ZIP codes share the station; its figures are presented in full for 65020 (Camdenton). The 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map lists ZIP 65079 in zone 6b, the band where the coldest night of the year averaged -5 to 0°F (-20.6 to -17.8°C) over 1991–2020; a zone describes winter lows, not frost dates.