Kansas Frost Dates

Kansas has 176 NOAA weather stations with freeze records in the 1991–2020 climate normals. The typical last spring frost ranges from April 4 at Girard to May 9 at Brewster 4w; at half the stations it has come by April 19. The first fall frost typically arrives between October 4 at Brewster 4w and November 1 at Girard, with a median of October 20.

The growing season between the typical frosts runs from 145 days at Brewster 4w to 209 days at Girard; 183 days at the median station.

Every station in Kansas

Typical dates have a 50% chance of a frost after them in spring, and before them in fall; safer dates, 10%. A garden can differ from its nearest station, especially in a valley or on a hillside: see why your garden may differ.

Kansas: freeze (32 °F) dates by NOAA station, 1991–2020 normals
Station	Elevation	Last frost	Safer	First frost	Safer	Season (days)
Abilene	1,187 ft	Apr 14	May 1	Oct 23	Oct 8	190
Alton 1 W	1,685 ft	Apr 29	May 11	Oct 12	Sep 28	164
Anthony	1,340 ft	Apr 9	Apr 23	Oct 30	Oct 17	205
Ashland	1,970 ft	Apr 21	May 4	Oct 17	Oct 1	178
Atchison	945 ft	Apr 11	Apr 23	Oct 29	Oct 15	199
Atwood	2,893 ft	May 2	May 14	Oct 8	Sep 25	157
Baileyville	1,296 ft	Apr 22	May 2	Oct 13	Sep 27	173
Belleville	1,530 ft	Apr 22	May 5	Oct 17	Sep 30	175
Beloit	1,391 ft	Apr 19	May 2	Oct 19	Oct 4	181
Big Hill Lake	907 ft	Apr 5	Apr 20	Oct 31	Oct 18	208
Bison 3nw	2,040 ft	Apr 30	May 11	Oct 10	Sep 26	162
Bonner Springs	850 ft	Apr 16	May 1	Oct 22	Oct 9	188
Brewster 4w	3,440 ft	May 9	May 25	Oct 4	Sep 21	145
Brownell 3nw	2,435 ft	Apr 29	May 10	Oct 13	Sep 29	167
Burr Oak 1n	1,651 ft	Apr 30	May 10	Oct 8	Sep 25	159
Cassoday 2se	1,520 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 22	Oct 6	186
Cedar Bluff Dam	2,135 ft	Apr 25	May 7	Oct 17	Oct 3	174
Centralia	1,320 ft	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 19	Oct 3	182
Chanute 4e	992 ft	Apr 8	Apr 23	Oct 29	Oct 14	203
Chanute Martin Johnson Ap	985 ft	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 28	Oct 14	199
Chapman	1,111 ft	Apr 17	Apr 30	Oct 20	Oct 3	184
Cimarron	2,703 ft	Apr 20	May 3	Oct 20	Oct 7	182
Clay Ctr	1,201 ft	Apr 19	May 2	Oct 19	Oct 2	181
Clinton Lake	980 ft	Apr 15	May 1	Oct 22	Oct 7	189
Coffeyville Muni Ap	752 ft	Apr 6	Apr 24	Oct 29	Oct 13	204
Coffeyville Wtr Wks	737 ft	Apr 6	Apr 21	Nov 1	Oct 17	208
Colby 1sw	3,170 ft	May 2	May 15	Oct 9	Sep 26	156
Coldwater	2,115 ft	Apr 13	Apr 28	Oct 27	Oct 14	197
Columbus	893 ft	Apr 5	Apr 22	Oct 31	Oct 18	208
Concordia 1 W	1,481 ft	Apr 21	May 5	Oct 19	Oct 2	177
Concordia Muni Ap	1,469 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 19	Oct 3	183
Cottonwood Falls	1,232 ft	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 18	Oct 1	180
Council Grove Lake	1,315 ft	Apr 11	Apr 27	Oct 25	Oct 11	194
Courtland	1,500 ft	Apr 17	Apr 29	Oct 21	Oct 5	187
Dodge City	2,590 ft	Apr 21	May 4	Oct 20	Oct 4	179
El Dorado	1,290 ft	Apr 13	Apr 27	Oct 25	Oct 11	193
Elkhart	3,599 ft	Apr 19	May 2	Oct 23	Oct 9	186
Ellsworth	1,568 ft	Apr 23	May 5	Oct 16	Sep 30	175
Emporia 3 Nw	1,238 ft	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 23	Oct 8	190
Emporia Muni Ap	1,209 ft	Apr 12	Apr 27	Oct 23	Oct 9	193
Eskridge	1,411 ft	Apr 16	Apr 30	Oct 23	Oct 9	189
Eureka 1e	1,100 ft	Apr 16	May 1	Oct 20	Oct 5	186
Florence	1,290 ft	Apr 22	May 6	Oct 17	Sep 30	176
Frankfort 6ne	1,264 ft	Apr 20	May 3	Oct 18	Oct 1	180
Fredonia	893 ft	Apr 12	Apr 26	Oct 26	Oct 13	197
Ft Scott	884 ft	Apr 5	Apr 22	Oct 28	Oct 14	204
Garden City Exp Stn	2,890 ft	Apr 28	May 9	Oct 17	Oct 1	171
Garden City Rgnl Ap	2,882 ft	Apr 27	May 9	Oct 15	Oct 1	170
Garnett 1 E	998 ft	Apr 17	May 1	Oct 22	Oct 7	189
Girard	990 ft	Apr 4	Apr 21	Nov 1	Oct 17	209
Glen Elder Lake	1,500 ft	Apr 29	May 13	Oct 15	Sep 28	168
Goodland	3,651 ft	May 2	May 16	Oct 11	Sep 28	158
Great Bend 3w	1,872 ft	Apr 24	May 7	Oct 15	Sep 30	172
Greensburg	2,243 ft	Apr 21	May 3	Oct 22	Oct 6	183
Hays 1 S	2,010 ft	Apr 25	May 8	Oct 15	Sep 29	171
Hays	1,990 ft	Apr 19	May 2	Oct 22	Oct 6	184
Haysville 3se	1,240 ft	Apr 14	Apr 30	Oct 22	Oct 5	189
Healy	2,850 ft	Apr 28	May 10	Oct 15	Oct 1	169
Herington	1,338 ft	Apr 24	May 8	Oct 14	Sep 29	173
Hiawatha 1 S	1,061 ft	Apr 14	Apr 28	Oct 22	Oct 5	188
Hill City 1e	2,132 ft	Apr 29	May 11	Oct 13	Sep 29	166
Hill City Muni Ap	2,188 ft	Apr 27	May 10	Oct 14	Sep 30	169
Hillsdale Lake	1,010 ft	Apr 9	Apr 23	Oct 31	Oct 17	204
Holton	1,050 ft	Apr 24	May 7	Oct 14	Sep 29	172
Horton	1,032 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 17	Oct 2	180
Howard	1,010 ft	Apr 17	Apr 30	Oct 22	Oct 6	186
Hoxie	2,713 ft	Apr 20	May 5	Oct 20	Oct 4	180
Hudson	1,867 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 21	Oct 5	185
Hugoton	3,110 ft	Apr 20	May 2	Oct 22	Oct 7	183
Humboldt	940 ft	Apr 11	Apr 29	Oct 27	Oct 10	195
Hutchinson 10 Sw	1,549 ft	Apr 20	May 2	Oct 19	Oct 3	181
Hutchinson Muni Ap	1,543 ft	Apr 21	May 4	Oct 18	Oct 2	180
Hutchinson	1,540 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 21	Oct 7	186
Independence	805 ft	Apr 5	Apr 23	Oct 31	Oct 16	208
Iola 1 W	954 ft	Apr 8	Apr 24	Oct 26	Oct 13	200
Jetmore 8nnw	2,430 ft	Apr 25	May 6	Oct 18	Oct 3	175
John Redmond Lake	1,092 ft	Apr 11	Apr 28	Oct 26	Oct 11	199
Johnson	3,330 ft	Apr 19	May 3	Oct 23	Oct 10	186
Kanopolis Lake	1,492 ft	Apr 19	May 2	Oct 23	Oct 8	184
Kingman	1,547 ft	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 21	Oct 5	187
Kinsley 2e	2,159 ft	Apr 20	May 4	Oct 20	Oct 5	180
Kiowa	1,325 ft	Apr 8	Apr 24	Oct 31	Oct 18	204
Kirwin Dam	1,697 ft	Apr 30	May 12	Oct 7	Sep 24	159
Lakin	2,998 ft	Apr 18	May 1	Oct 23	Oct 8	187
Larned #2	2,030 ft	Apr 22	May 4	Oct 22	Oct 7	182
Larned	1,995 ft	Apr 16	Apr 30	Oct 27	Oct 12	190
Lawrence Muni Ap	832 ft	Apr 21	May 6	Oct 17	Sep 29	177
Lawrence	1,050 ft	Apr 12	Apr 24	Oct 28	Oct 14	199
Leavenworth 3sw	871 ft	Apr 19	May 4	Oct 19	Oct 2	181
Leavenworth	870 ft	Apr 12	Apr 25	Oct 27	Oct 13	196
Leoti	3,309 ft	May 2	May 16	Oct 12	Sep 29	161
Liberal	2,834 ft	Apr 20	May 3	Oct 24	Oct 8	186
Lincoln 1 Se	1,401 ft	Apr 28	May 9	Oct 15	Sep 29	170
Lovewell Dam	1,602 ft	Apr 20	May 3	Oct 19	Oct 1	181
Manhattan 6 Ssw	1,137 ft	Apr 19	May 6	Oct 17	Oct 1	179
Manhattan Muni Ap	1,057 ft	Apr 21	May 6	Oct 16	Oct 1	177
Manhattan	1,060 ft	Apr 16	May 1	Oct 19	Oct 1	185
Mankato	1,750 ft	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 14	Sep 28	165
Marion Rsvr	1,369 ft	Apr 8	Apr 25	Oct 30	Oct 17	202
Marysville	1,178 ft	Apr 25	May 9	Oct 13	Sep 28	171
Mc Donald	3,364 ft	May 4	May 17	Oct 12	Sep 28	160
Mcpherson	1,520 ft	Apr 18	May 1	Oct 24	Oct 7	187
Meade	2,504 ft	Apr 20	May 3	Oct 22	Oct 5	183
Medicine Lodge	1,535 ft	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 23	Oct 10	191
Melvern Lake	1,094 ft	Apr 8	Apr 22	Oct 30	Oct 16	202
Milford Lake	1,213 ft	Apr 12	Apr 29	Oct 26	Oct 13	193
Minneapolis	1,306 ft	Apr 20	May 3	Oct 19	Oct 3	181
Montezuma	2,770 ft	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 20	Oct 5	177
Mound City 1ssw	912 ft	Apr 15	May 2	Oct 22	Oct 8	188
Mound City	840 ft	Apr 13	May 1	Oct 23	Oct 8	192
Mound Valley 3 Wsw	800 ft	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 24	Oct 9	192
Ness City	2,269 ft	Apr 29	May 10	Oct 14	Sep 30	166
Newton	1,441 ft	Apr 14	Apr 27	Oct 25	Oct 12	193
Norton 9sse	2,413 ft	Apr 27	May 11	Oct 17	Oct 1	173
Norton Dam	2,346 ft	May 1	May 15	Oct 12	Sep 29	162
Norwich	1,501 ft	Apr 12	Apr 25	Oct 29	Oct 16	201
Oakley 19 Ssw	2,870 ft	Apr 28	May 10	Oct 15	Oct 2	170
Oakley 4w	3,102 ft	May 6	May 18	Oct 9	Sep 27	156
Oberlin	2,586 ft	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 11	Sep 27	163
Olathe 3e	1,055 ft	Apr 10	Apr 24	Oct 29	Oct 13	202
Olathe Johnson Co Ap	1,087 ft	Apr 13	Apr 29	Oct 24	Oct 10	193
Olathe Johnson Co Exec Ap	1,070 ft	Apr 8	Apr 23	Oct 29	Oct 15	204
Osage City	1,094 ft	Apr 13	Apr 28	Oct 26	Oct 10	194
Osawatomie	860 ft	Apr 14	Apr 29	Oct 25	Oct 11	192
Oskaloosa 4 Ne	1,109 ft	Apr 16	Apr 29	Oct 22	Oct 5	188
Ottawa	905 ft	Apr 18	May 1	Oct 20	Oct 3	183
Paola	860 ft	Apr 13	Apr 28	Oct 21	Oct 8	191
Parsons 2 Nw	910 ft	Apr 11	Apr 26	Oct 26	Oct 13	196
Parsons Tri City Ap	869 ft	Apr 10	Apr 28	Oct 26	Oct 11	197
Perry Lake	957 ft	Apr 13	Apr 30	Oct 24	Oct 9	191
Phillipsburg #2	1,888 ft	Apr 26	May 7	Oct 16	Oct 1	172
Pittsburg	908 ft	Apr 7	Apr 24	Oct 30	Oct 17	203
Plainville 4wnw	2,194 ft	Apr 23	May 6	Oct 20	Oct 3	178
Pomona Lake	1,063 ft	Apr 8	Apr 22	Oct 31	Oct 18	205
Pratt 3nw	1,942 ft	Apr 20	May 2	Oct 20	Oct 4	183
Quinter	2,672 ft	Apr 24	May 7	Oct 18	Oct 3	176
Richfield	3,408 ft	Apr 27	May 9	Oct 19	Oct 5	173
Russell 7e	1,870 ft	Apr 22	May 3	Oct 19	Oct 4	179
Russell Muni Ap	1,864 ft	Apr 22	May 6	Oct 17	Oct 1	176
Russell Springs 3n	3,064 ft	Apr 30	May 15	Oct 14	Oct 1	164
Saint Francis	3,336 ft	Apr 30	May 15	Oct 10	Sep 27	160
Salina Muni Ap	1,269 ft	Apr 18	May 1	Oct 23	Oct 10	187
Scott City	2,974 ft	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 15	Oct 1	167
Sedan	902 ft	Apr 9	Apr 27	Oct 27	Oct 12	199
Sharon Springs	3,450 ft	Apr 28	May 9	Oct 15	Oct 3	168
Smileyberg 1n	1,330 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 21	Oct 5	185
Smith Ctr	1,820 ft	Apr 24	May 7	Oct 15	Sep 28	173
Smolan 1ne	1,280 ft	Apr 27	May 10	Oct 16	Sep 27	170
Sterling	1,636 ft	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 23	Oct 7	190
Sublette 7wsw	2,949 ft	Apr 23	May 5	Oct 21	Oct 5	179
Syracuse 1ne	3,308 ft	May 1	May 14	Oct 10	Sep 28	162
Tallgrass Prairie Np	1,250 ft	Apr 15	May 1	Oct 22	Oct 4	188
Topeka - Nws	880 ft	Apr 16	Apr 27	Oct 22	Oct 6	189
Topeka Forbes Fld	1,067 ft	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 21	Oct 5	185
Topeka Muni Ap	876 ft	Apr 12	Apr 27	Oct 23	Oct 8	191
Tribune 13nne	3,618 ft	May 4	May 18	Oct 11	Sep 28	158
Tribune 1w	3,634 ft	May 2	May 16	Oct 11	Sep 30	160
Troy 3n	1,040 ft	Apr 19	May 5	Oct 19	Oct 2	182
Tuttle Creek Lake	1,058 ft	Apr 22	May 5	Oct 20	Oct 4	179
Ulysses 3ne	3,094 ft	Apr 28	May 10	Oct 16	Oct 2	171
Valley Falls 3 Sw	1,051 ft	Apr 10	Apr 25	Oct 29	Oct 12	199
Wakeeney	2,445 ft	Apr 23	May 7	Oct 18	Oct 2	175
Wallace	3,311 ft	Apr 30	May 14	Oct 10	Oct 1	162
Wamego 4 W	1,166 ft	Apr 18	May 2	Oct 19	Oct 3	183
Washington	1,305 ft	Apr 24	May 8	Oct 14	Sep 29	171
Webster Dam	1,863 ft	Apr 30	May 13	Oct 12	Sep 27	165
Wellington	1,224 ft	Apr 15	Apr 30	Oct 29	Oct 14	195
Wichita Jabara Ap	1,421 ft	Apr 10	Apr 27	Oct 27	Oct 13	198
Wichita Wx	1,334 ft	Apr 8	Apr 25	Oct 27	Oct 11	200
Wichita	1,335 ft	Apr 11	Apr 26	Oct 29	Oct 15	199
Wilmore 16se	1,667 ft	Apr 25	May 7	Oct 15	Sep 29	171
Wilson Lake	1,512 ft	Apr 21	May 2	Oct 17	Oct 3	179
Winfield 3ne	1,233 ft	Apr 16	May 1	Oct 22	Oct 7	189
Winfield Strother Fld Ap	1,150 ft	Apr 11	Apr 28	Oct 27	Oct 12	197
Winona	3,323 ft	Apr 29	May 11	Oct 17	Oct 3	172
Yates Ctr	1,112 ft	Apr 10	Apr 26	Oct 28	Oct 13	198

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Questions

When is the last frost in Kansas?

It depends on where you are. The typical last spring frost at Kansas's NOAA stations ranges from April 4 to May 9, and half of them have had it by April 19. Enter your ZIP code above for the station nearest you.

When is the first frost in Kansas?

Typically between October 4 and November 1, depending on the station; the median is October 20. Plan fall crops back from your own station's date.

What do "typical" and "safer" mean?

With the typical (50%) last-frost date, half of years still have a frost after it. With the safer (10%) date, only one year in ten does. In fall it's the other way around: the safer date is the earlier one.

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (annual/seasonal, by station: freeze dates at 32 °F)

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